Shloka 9

Adhyāya 60: Devagaṇa–Ṛṣi–Prajāpatīnāṃ Sambhavaḥ

Origins of Divine Classes, Sages, and Progenitors

Devanagari script

तथा मूर्धाभिषिक्तैश्न नानाजनपदेश्वरै: । ऋषच्विम्भि््रह्म॒कल्पैश्व कुशलैर्यज्ञसंस्तरे,जिनके मस्तकोंपर अभिषेक किया गया था, ऐसे अनेक जनपदोंके नरेश तथा यज्ञानुष्ठानमें कुशल ब्रह्माजीके समान योग्यतावाले ऋत्विज्‌ भी उन्हें सब ओरसे घेरे हुए थे

Transliteration

tathā mūrdhābhiṣiktaiś ca nānā-janapadeśvaraiḥ | ṛtvigbhir brahma-kalpaiś ca kuśalair yajña-saṃstare ||

Translation

అలాగే రాజాభిషేకం పొందిన వివిధ జనపదాధిపతులు ఆయనను అన్ని వైపులా చుట్టుముట్టి ఉన్నారు; యజ్ఞవ్యవస్థలో నిపుణులై, బ్రహ్మసమాన గౌరవయోగ్యులైన ఋత్వికులు కూడా చుట్టూ నిలిచి ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

तथाthus; likewise

मूर्धाभिषिक्तैःby/with those who were consecrated (crowned)

नानाvarious; many kinds of

जनपद-ईश्वरैःby the lords (kings) of the provinces

ऋत्विज्भिःby the officiating priests

ब्रह्मकल्पैःBrahmā-like; equal to Brahmā

कुशलैःskilled; proficient

यज्ञ-संस्तरेin the arrangement/rite of the sacrifice

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

śaunaka

janapadeśvarāḥ (regional kings)

Ṛ

ṛtvijaḥ (sacrificial priests)

yajña (sacrificial rite)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic governance: royal authority (kings consecrated by anointing) is ideally accompanied and guided by learned, disciplined ritual specialists. Legitimate power is portrayed as operating within sacred norms and public rites, not merely through force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka describes a grand assembly where many anointed rulers from different regions, together with highly qualified officiating priests skilled in sacrificial arrangements, stand around and surround the central figure/event, emphasizing the scale and solemnity of the occasion.