Shloka 4

Devanagari script

उपतस्थु: प्रकृतयः समस्ता ब्राह्मणै:ः सह । सभाजित: ससैन्यस्तु प्रतिनन्द्याथ मत्स्यराट्‌,फिर ब्राह्मणोंसहित समस्त प्रजावर्गके लोग उपस्थित हुए। सबने सेनासहित मत्स्यराजका अभिनन्दन एवं स्वागत-सत्कार किया

Transliteration

upatasthuḥ prakṛtayaḥ samastā brāhmaṇaiḥ saha | sabhājitaḥ sasainyas tu pratinandyātha matsyarāṭ ||

Translation

پھر برہمنوں سمیت رعایا کے سب لوگ حاضر ہوئے۔ لشکر کے ساتھ مَتسْیَ راجا کا سب نے خیرمقدم کیا، داد و تحسین دی اور دستور کے مطابق عزت و تکریم بجا لائے۔

Word by Word

• उपतस्थुः: they attended / stood near / presented themselves
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु: स्था)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• प्रकृतयः: subjects / citizens
• प्रकृतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• समस्ताः: all, entire
• समस्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणैः: with the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• सभाजितः: honoured / welcomed
• सभाजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभाजित (कृदन्त; धातु: सभाज्/सभाजय्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ससैन्यः: along with (his) army
• ससैन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed / but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रतिनन्द्य: having greeted / having congratulated
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-नन्द् (धातु: नन्द्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• मत्स्यराट्: the king of Matsya (Virata)
• मत्स्यराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य-राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Matsyarāṭ (King of Matsya, Virāṭa)
• prakṛtayaḥ (subjects/citizens)
• brāhmaṇas
• sainyam (army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rāja-dharma and social dharma: subjects and brāhmaṇas uphold order by offering proper respect to the ruler, while the king’s public reception with his army reflects the visible structure of governance and communal cohesion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The people of the Matsya kingdom, along with the brāhmaṇas, assemble and approach the Matsya king. They greet him, acclaim him, and perform formal acts of welcome and honor as he appears with his troops.