Shloka 273

Kaurava Court Hears of the Pāṇḍavas’ Forest Hardship (वैचित्रवीर्यवंशीयस्य राज्ञः करुणाविचारः)

Devanagari script

जुह॒वुस्ते महात्मानो हव्यं सर्वदिवौकसाम्‌ । उन महात्मा ऋषियोंने प्रज्वलित अग्निमें शास्त्रीय विधिसे इष्टिका सम्पादन करके सम्पूर्ण देवताओंके लिये हविष्यकी आहुति दी

Transliteration

juhavus te mahātmāno havyaṃ sarvadivaukasām |

Translation

அந்த மகாத்மா ரிஷிகள், எரிகின்ற அக்னியில் சாஸ்திர விதிப்படி இஷ்டிகையைச் செய்து, விண்ணுலக வாசிகளான எல்லாத் தேவர்களுக்கும் ஹவிஸை ஆஹுதியாக அர்ப்பணித்தனர்.

Word by Word

• जुहुवुः: they offered (as oblation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (जुहोति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones (great sages)
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हव्यम्: oblation (that which is to be offered)
• हव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वदिवौकसाम्: of all the dwellers in heaven (of all the gods)
• सर्वदिवौकसाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-दिवौकस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• mahātmānaḥ (great sages/ṛṣis)
• sarva-divaukas (all devas, heavenly beings)
• havyam (oblations)
• agni (sacrificial fire)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic discipline: sacred acts should be performed according to proper injunctions and with an offering-minded spirit, directed toward sustaining the divine-cosmic order rather than personal reward.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes great sages conducting a sacrificial rite: they kindle the fire and offer havis as oblations for all the gods, indicating a formal yajña performed in accordance with scriptural procedure.