Shloka 2

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तु वचन तेषां ब्राह्मणानां युधिष्ठिर: । गिरीशस्य यथान्यायमुपहारमुपाहरत्‌,उन ब्राह्मणोंकी बात सुनकर राजा युधिष्ठिरने भगवान्‌ शंकरको विधिपूर्वक नैवेद्य अर्पण किया

Transliteration

śrutvā tu vacanaṁ teṣāṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | girīśasya yathā-nyāyam upahāram upāharat ||

Translation

ఆ బ్రాహ్మణుల మాటలు విని రాజు యుధిష్ఠిరుడు విధి ప్రకారం గిరీశుడు (శివుడు)కు ఉపహారాన్ని సమర్పించాడు.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, non-finite

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of those
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरीशस्य: to/for Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरीशस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरीश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety/injustice
• अन्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपहारम्: offering/present
• उपहारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपाहरत्: offered/brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Past, 3rd, Singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brāhmaṇas
• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Upahāra (ritual offering/naivedya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king upholds dharma by listening to qualified spiritual authorities and performing worship in the proper, rule-governed manner; devotion is strengthened when aligned with prescribed conduct (yathā-nyāyam).

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the brāhmaṇas’ counsel, Yudhiṣṭhira proceeds to make a formal offering (upahāra/naivedya) to Śiva (Girīśa), following correct ritual procedure.