Shloka 21

सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter

Devanagari script

धर्मराजाय तत्‌ पार्थों धनं सर्व सवाहनम्‌ | न्यवेदयदनुज्ञातस्तेन राज्ञा गृहान्‌ ययौ,पार्थने घोड़ोंसहित वह सारा धन धर्मराजको सौंप दिया और उनकी आज्ञा लेकर वे महलमें चले गये

Transliteration

dharma-rājāya tat pārtho dhanaṁ sarva-savāhanam | nyavedayad anujñātas tena rājñā gṛhān yayau ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วปารถะได้ถวายทรัพย์ทั้งหมดนั้นแด่ธรรมราช พร้อมทั้งยานพาหนะและพาหนะศึกทั้งหลาย เมื่อได้รับพระบรมราชานุญาตจากพระราชาแล้ว เขาจึงไปยังพระราชนิเวศน์

Word by Word

• धर्मराजाय: to Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth, treasure
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सवाहनम्: together with vehicles (horses/chariots etc.)
• सवाहनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वाहन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: reported, presented, handed over
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + ज्ञा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गृहान्: to the houses/palace-quarters
• गृहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• wealth/treasure (dhana)
• vehicles/mounts (vāhana)
• royal residence/palace (gṛha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth acquired in service or duty should be submitted to the rightful authority; personal restraint and respect for dharma-based kingship are emphasized over private appropriation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna (Pārtha) hands over the collected wealth, along with vehicles/mounts, to King Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja) and, after receiving the king’s permission, returns to the palace.