Shloka 3

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 58: Yudhiṣṭhira’s dawn rites, royal gifts, and the reception of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

तेन यज्जैर्बहुविधैरिष्टं पर्याप्तदक्षिणै: । स राजा वीर्यवान्‌ धीमानवाप्य वसु पुष्कलम्‌

Transliteration

tena yajjair bahuvidhair iṣṭaṃ paryāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | sa rājā vīryavān dhīmān avāpya vasu puṣkalam ||

Translation

तेन यज्ञैर्बहुविधैरिष्टं पर्याप्तदक्षिणैः । स राजा वीर्यवान् धीमानवाप्य वसु पुष्कलम् ॥

Word by Word

तेनby him/with that

यज्ञैःby sacrifices

बहुविधैःof many kinds

इष्टम्was sacrificed/was performed (worship done)

पर्याप्तदक्षिणैःwith sufficient priestly fees (dakṣiṇās)

सःhe

राजाking

वीर्यवान्valiant, powerful

धीमान्wise, intelligent

अवाप्यhaving obtained

वसुwealth, riches

पुष्कलम्abundant, plentiful

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

the king (unnamed in this verse)

yajña (sacrifices)

dakṣiṇā (priestly gifts)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity gained through dharmic means is linked to properly performed sacrifices and, crucially, to generous and sufficient dakṣiṇā—ethical giving that completes the rite and honors those who uphold it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a king’s conduct: he performs many varieties of yajñas with adequate gifts to the officiants, and as a result he attains great wealth—presented as the fruit of disciplined ritual action and generosity.