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Shloka 36

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

स यज्ञ: शुशुभे तस्य साक्षाद्‌ देवर्षिसंकुल: । गन्धर्वगणसंगीत: प्रनृत्तो5प्सरसां गणै:,साक्षात्‌ देवर्षियोंसे भरा हुआ युधिष्ठिरका वह यज्ञ बड़ी शोभा पा रहा था। गन्धर्वोंके मधुर संगीत और अप्सराओंके नृत्यसे उसकी शोभा और बढ़ गयी थी

sa yajñaḥ śuśubhe tasya sākṣād devarṣi-saṅkulaḥ | gandharva-gaṇa-saṅgītaḥ pranṛtto ’psarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ ||

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—యుధిష్ఠిరుని ఆ యజ్ఞం ప్రత్యక్షంగా దేవర్షుల సమూహంతో నిండినట్లుగా మహాశోభను పొందింది. గంధర్వగణాల మధుర గానం, అప్సరాగణాల నృత్యం వలన దాని వైభవం మరింత పెరిగింది.

सःhe/that
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञःsacrifice; yajña
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुशुभेshone; was splendid
शुशुभे:
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
साक्षात्directly; as if present
साक्षात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात्
देवर्षि-संकुलःcrowded with divine seers
देवर्षि-संकुलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवर्षि-संकुल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गन्धर्व-गण-संगीतःhaving music of the hosts of Gandharvas
गन्धर्व-गण-संगीतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगन्धर्व-गण-संगीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रनृत्तःdanced; performed dancing
प्रनृत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-नृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
अप्सरसाम्of the Apsarases
अप्सरसाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
गणैःby groups/hosts
गणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
Y
Yajña (sacrifice)
D
Devarṣis (divine seers)
G
Gandharvas
A
Apsarases
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by context: 'tasya' referring to his sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

A righteous royal sacrifice is portrayed as gaining legitimacy and radiance when it aligns with dharma and proper ritual order; the presence (or vivid depiction) of divine seers, Gandharva music, and Apsara dance symbolizes cosmic approval and the ethical fitness of the king’s public act.

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the splendor of Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrifice: it appears thronged with divine sages, accompanied by Gandharva musical performances and Apsarases dancing, thereby intensifying the grandeur and auspicious atmosphere of the rite.