Shloka 27

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 141: Bhīma–Hiḍimba Confrontation and Protective Discourse

Devanagari script

ते वयं पाण्डवज्येष्ठं तरुणं वृद्धशीलिनम्‌ । अभिषिज्चाम साध्वद्य सत्यकारुण्यवेदिनम्‌,'पाण्डवोंके बड़े भाई युधिष्ठिर यद्यपि अभी तरुण हैं, तो भी उनका शील-स्वभाव वृद्धोंके समान है। वे सत्यवादी, दयालु और वेदवेत्ता हैं; अतः अब हमलोग उन्हींका विधिपूर्वक राज्याभिषेक करें

Transliteration

te vayaṁ pāṇḍava-jyeṣṭhaṁ taruṇaṁ vṛddha-śīlinam | abhiṣiñcāma sādhv adya satya-kāruṇya-vedinam ||

Translation

‘రండి, ఈ రోజు పాండవుల జ్యేష్ఠుడైన యుధిష్ఠిరుని విధిపూర్వకంగా అభిషేకిద్దాం. వయసులో యువకుడైనా వృద్ధులవలె శీలస్థైర్యం కలవాడు; సత్యనిష్ఠుడు, కరుణావంతుడు, వేదవేత్త.’

Word by Word

तेhim/that one

वयम्we

पाण्डव-ज्येष्ठम्the eldest among the Pāṇḍavas

तरुणम्young

वृद्ध-शीलिनम्having the conduct of an elder; mature in character

अभिषिञ्चामmay we anoint (consecrate)

साधुwell; properly; rightly

अद्यtoday/now

सत्य-कारुण्य-वेदिनम्knowing truth and compassion; aware of truth and mercy

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Yudhiṣṭhira

Veda

abhiṣeka (royal consecration)

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

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate kingship is grounded in dharma: maturity of character, truthfulness, compassion, and sacred learning are presented as the ethical qualifications for rulership, even more than age or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker proposes that the community should perform the formal royal consecration (abhiṣeka) of Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava, praising his elder-like conduct despite his youth and citing his truth, compassion, and Vedic learning as reasons.