Shloka 3

Kurukṣetra–Sarasvatī Tīrtha-Māhātmya

Pilgrimage Merits and Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातृभि: सह धर्मराट्‌ । प्रत्युत्थाय यथान्यायं पूजां चक्रे महात्मने,उन्हें आया देख भाइयोंसहित धर्मराजने उठकर उन महात्माका यथायोग्य सत्कार किया

Transliteration

tam āgatam abhiprekṣya bhrātṛbhiḥ saha dharmarāṭ | pratyutthāya yathānyāyaṁ pūjāṁ cakre mahātmane ||

Translation

ครั้นเห็นท่านมาถึง ธรรมราชพร้อมด้วยพี่น้องก็ลุกขึ้นต้อนรับ และตามครรลองอันชอบธรรมได้ถวายการบูชาและการต้อนรับแด่มหาตมะนั้นโดยสมควร

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगतम्: having come / arrived
• आगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Past active participle (क्तवतु/क्त), Active (sense)

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having seen / observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (sense)

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• धर्मराट्: Dharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराट्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen up (to greet)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उत्-स्था
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (sense)

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety / injustice
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजाम्: honour / worship / reception
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• चक्रे: did / performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• the brothers (Pāṇḍavas)
• a mahātmā (great-souled guest/visitor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as proper reception: rising to greet a worthy visitor and offering honor according to established custom (nyāya). Ethical leadership is shown through humility, reverence, and hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

A noble person arrives; Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers, notices him, stands up in welcome, and performs the appropriate acts of respect and hospitality.