Shloka 29

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्मै पूजां ततो$कार्षीत्‌ पुरोधा: परमर्षये । सचतां प्रतिजग्राह विधिवन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम्‌,तत्पश्चात्‌ पुरोहितने महर्षिका विधिपूर्वक मन्त्रोच्चारणके साथ पूजन किया और महर्षिने उसे प्रसन्नतापूर्वक ग्रहण किया

Transliteration

tasmai pūjāṃ tato 'kārṣīt purodhāḥ paramarṣaye | sa cātāṃ pratijagrāha vidhivan mantrapūrvakam ||

Translation

پھر خاندانی پجاری نے اُس برتر رِشی کے لیے شاستری رسم کے مطابق، مقدّس منتروں کی تلاوت کے ساتھ پوجا ادا کی؛ اور مہارِشی نے خوش ہو کر اُس تعظیم کو حسبِ دستور قبول فرمایا۔

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• पूजाम्: worship, honoring
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अकार्षीत्: did, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Aorist (Lung), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुरोधाः: the family priest
• पुरोधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परमर्षये: to the supreme sage
• परमर्षये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सचताम्: attentive, duly performed (worship)
• सचताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सचत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिजग्राह: accepted, received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• विधिवत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• मन्त्रपूर्वकम्: with mantras as the prelude; accompanied by mantras
• मन्त्रपूर्वकम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्रपूर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• purodhā (the priest)
• paramarṣi (the supreme sage/mahārṣi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through disciplined reverence: honoring realized sages with proper ritual (vidhivat) and mantra-recitation reflects humility, social-ethical order, and respect for spiritual authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

After an earlier development in the episode, the officiating priest performs a formal worship for a great sage, following prescribed rites and mantras; the sage accepts the honor graciously, indicating approval and the successful completion of the ritual exchange.