Shloka 5
Devanagari script
सुपूजिते स्वयं कुन्त्या पार्थस्य हितकाम्यया । सच राजा महातेजा: पूजितो बशभ्रुवाहन:
Transliteration
supūjite svayaṃ kuntyā pārthasya hitakāmyayā | sa ca rājā mahātejāḥ pūjito vaśabhrūvāhanaḥ ||
Translation
सुपूजिते स्वयं कुन्त्या पार्थस्य हितकाम्यया । स च राजा महातेजाः पूजितो वृषभ्रुवाहनः ॥
Word by Word
सुपूजितेwhen (he was) well-honoured
सुपूजिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुपूजित
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्वयम्personally
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
कुन्त्याby Kunti
कुन्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
पार्थस्यof Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
हितकाम्ययाdesiring the welfare (of him)
हितकाम्यया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहितकाम्य
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महातेजाःof great splendour
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूजितःhonoured
पूजितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपूजित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वृषभ्रुवाहनःthe one whose mount is a bull (epithet)
वृषभ्रुवाहनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ्रुवाहन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaK
KuntīP
Pārtha (Arjuna)K
King VaśabhrūvāhanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic conduct through sincere honoring of others—especially guests or allied kings—motivated by the welfare (hita) of one’s family member (here, Arjuna), not by self-interest.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Kuntī personally offers due honor and reception; as a result, the powerful king Vaśabhrūvāhana is respectfully welcomed, with Kuntī’s intention centered on Arjuna’s benefit.