Shloka 15
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
Devanagari script
स तेन सत्कृतो राज्ञा सत्काराहों विशाम्पते
Transliteration
sa tena satkṛto rājñā satkārārho viśāmpate
Translation
स तेन सत्कृतो राज्ञा सत्कारार्हो विशाम्पते।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby him / by that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
सत्कृतःhonoured, well-received
सत्कृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्कृत (√कृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सत्कारार्हःworthy of honour
सत्कारार्हः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्कारार्ह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)र
राजा (the king)V
viśāmpati (addressed lord of the people)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Those who are worthy (arha) should be met with appropriate honor (satkāra). For a king, such recognition is part of rājadharma—maintaining propriety, rewarding merit, and setting an ethical example in public conduct.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a certain person was respectfully received and honored by the king, and that this honor was fitting because the person deserved it. The line functions as a brief narrative transition emphasizing proper reception at court.