Shloka 19

Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival

Devanagari script

पत्नीसंयाजावभृथ्यैश्चरित्वा ते तमृत्विज: । आचान्तं स्‍नापयां चक्रुर्गङ्गायां सह कृष्णया ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

patnī-samyājāvabhṛthyaiś caritvā te tam ṛtvijaḥ ācāntaṁ snāpayāṁ cakrur gaṅgāyāṁ saha kṛṣṇayā

Translation

บรรดาพราหมณ์ผู้ประกอบพิธีได้นำพระราชาให้ทำพิธีสุดท้ายคือ ปัตนี-สังยาชะ และ อวภฤถยะ แล้วให้พระราชาและพระนางเทราปทีทำอาจมนะและอาบน้ำชำระในแม่น้ำคงคา

Synonyms

• patnī-samyāja-avabhṛthyaiḥ: with the patnī-samyāja and avabhṛthya rites
• patnī-samyāja-avabhṛthyaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī + samyāja + avabhṛthya (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; dvandva (itaretara): 'with the wife-sacrifice and the concluding bath-rite'

• caritvā: having performed
• caritvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु; चर् गतौ/आचरणे)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा); 'having performed'

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ṛtvijaḥ: the priests
• ṛtvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtvij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ācāntam: who had sipped water (performed ācamana)
• ācāntam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√cam (धातु; चमू आचमने)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त); Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with tam)

• snāpayām: to bathe (caused to bathe)
• snāpayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु; स्ना शौचे)
• Form: Causative infinitive/absolutive-stem in periphrastic construction: snāpayām (from causative स्नापयति); used with cakruḥ = 'made (him) bathe'

• cakruḥ: did, made
• cakruḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु; कृ करणॆ)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• gaṅgāyām: in the Ganges
• gaṅgāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; preposition-like particle governing Instrumental (सह-योग)

• kṛṣṇayā: with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• kṛṣṇayā: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā)
• Ṛtvijaḥ (priests)
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is avabhṛthya snāna in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Avabhṛthya snāna is the concluding ceremonial bath that completes a major Vedic sacrifice; here, after the final rites, the priests bathe the sacrificer in the Gaṅgā as a sign of purification and completion.

Why is Draupadī called Kṛṣṇā in Bhagavatam 10.75?

Draupadī is also known as Kṛṣṇā due to her dark, radiant complexion; this verse notes that she accompanied the king in the concluding purification bath as part of the wife-associated sacrificial rites.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It highlights completing sacred duties with purity and gratitude—practically, one can cultivate inner cleanliness through daily remembrance of the Lord, simple purificatory habits, and honoring the sanctity of spiritual commitments.