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Shloka 14

Bhīmasena’s Eastern Digvijaya and the Cedi Reception

Sabhā-parva 26

अजुन उवाच कुरूणामृषभो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । धर्मज्ञ: सत्यसंधश्न यज्वा विपुलदक्षिण:

arjuna uvāca

kurūṇām ṛṣabho rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |

dharmajñaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ ||

อรชุนกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่มหาราช! ยุธิษฐิระ โอรสแห่งธรรมะ เป็นพระราชาผู้ประเสริฐยิ่งในหมู่กุรุ ทรงรู้ธรรม มั่นคงในสัตย์ และทรงประกอบยัญญะพร้อมทานทักษิณาอันไพบูลย์”

अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुरूणाम्of the Kurus
कुरूणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
ऋषभःthe best/bull (chief)
ऋषभः:
TypeNoun
Rootऋषभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मपुत्रःson of Dharma (Dharmaputra)
धर्मपुत्रः:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhishthira
युधिष्ठिरः:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma
धर्मज्ञः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यसन्धःtrue to his pledge
सत्यसन्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यसन्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्वाsacrificer; one who performs sacrifices
यज्वा:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्वन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विपुलदक्षिणःhaving abundant sacrificial gifts (dakshina)
विपुलदक्षिणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविपुलदक्षिण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
K
Kurus

Educational Q&A

Legitimate sovereignty is grounded in dharma: truthfulness, knowledge of righteous conduct, and generosity—especially the capacity to give (dakṣiṇā) in sacrificial and public duties—mark a ruler as worthy of honor and pre-eminence.

Arjuna praises Yudhiṣṭhira as the foremost Kuru king, emphasizing his dharmic character and generosity. In the broader Sabha-parvan setting, this supports the claim that Yudhiṣṭhira deserves recognition and the status associated with imperial rites such as the Rājasūya.