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Shloka 5

Araṇi Lost to the Deer: Pāṇḍavas Pursue to Preserve Agnihotra (अरणी-हरण प्रसङ्गः)

आसीन्मद्रेषु धर्मात्मा राजा परमधार्मिक: । ब्रह्माण्यश्ष महात्मा च सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रिय:,प्राचीनकालकी बात है, मद्रदेशमें एक परम धर्मात्मा राजा राज्य करते थे। वे ब्राह्मण- भक्त, विशालह्ृदय, सत्य-प्रतिज्ञ और जितेन्द्रिय थे

āsīn madreṣu dharmātmā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | brahmaṇyaś ca mahātmā ca satyasaṃdho jitendriyaḥ ||

กาลครั้งโบราณ ณ แคว้นมทร มีพระราชาผู้ทรงธรรมยิ่ง ครองราชย์ด้วยความยึดมั่นในธรรม พระองค์ทรงเลื่อมใสในพราหมณ์ มีพระทัยกว้างใหญ่ ซื่อตรงต่อสัตย์ปฏิญาณ และทรงสำรวมอินทรีย์ได้

आसीत्was/existed
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, singular
मद्रेषुamong/in the Madras (country/people)
मद्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, locative, plural
धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
परमधार्मिकःsupremely righteous
परमधार्मिकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमधार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ब्रह्मण्यःdevoted to Brahmins / favorable to Brahmins
ब्रह्मण्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महात्माgreat-souled one
महात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सत्यसन्धःtrue to his vow / firm in truth
सत्यसन्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यसन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
जितेन्द्रियःone who has conquered his senses
जितेन्द्रियः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितेन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
M
Madra (country/people)
A
a righteous king (unnamed in this verse)
B
Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

The verse sketches the ethical ideal of a ruler: steadfast commitment to dharma, reverence for Brāhmaṇas and sacred learning, truthfulness in promises, and mastery over the senses—virtues that legitimize power and protect society.

Yudhiṣṭhira begins an illustrative account by introducing an exemplary king from the Madra country in ancient times, setting the moral tone for the story that follows.