Shloka 25

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

ततः कृत्वा स्थपतय: शिल्पिनो<न्ये च ये तदा । कृत्स्नं यज्ञविधिं राज्ञो धर्मज्ञाय न्यवेदयन्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛtvā sthapatayaḥ śilpino 'nye ca ye tadā | kṛtsnaṁ yajñavidhiṁ rājño dharmajñāya nyavedayan ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเหล่าสถาปนิกช่างก่อสร้างและช่างฝีมืออื่น ๆ ที่อยู่ ณ ที่นั้น ครั้นทำงานของตนเสร็จสิ้นแล้ว ก็เข้าไปกราบทูลรายงานแด่พระราชายุธิษฐิระผู้รู้ธรรมว่า การจัดเตรียมและระเบียบพิธีแห่งยัญญะทั้งสิ้นได้พร้อมบริบูรณ์แล้ว

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• स्थपतयः: architects, master-builders
• स्थपतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थपति
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• शिल्पिनः: artisans, craftsmen
• शिल्पिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिल्पिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कृत्स्नम्: entire, whole
• कृत्स्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यज्ञविधिम्: the ritual procedure of the sacrifice
• यज्ञविधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञविधि
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• धर्मज्ञाय: to the knower of dharma (righteous one)
• धर्मज्ञाय: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• न्यवेदयन्: they informed, reported
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), parasmaipada, 3rd, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• sthapatayaḥ (architects)
• śilpinaḥ (artisans/craftsmen)
• yajña (sacrifice)
• yajñavidhi (sacrificial arrangements/procedure)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma in public life is shown through order, competence, and accountability: skilled workers complete the sacrificial preparations and formally report to a ruler characterized as dharmajña, implying that righteous leadership relies on proper procedure and responsible communication.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing the construction and arrangements for the sacrifice (yajñavidhi), the architects and craftsmen approach King Yudhiṣṭhira and inform him that the entire work for the sacrificial setup has been finished.