Shloka 7

अर्जुन–युधिष्ठिर–विदुर संवादः

Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira instruct Vidura on honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

राज्ञस्तु याजकैस्तत्र कृतो वेदीपरिस्तर: । जुहाव तत्र वह्लिं स नृपति: सत्यसड्रर:

Transliteration

rājñas tu yājakais tatra kṛto vedī-paristaraḥ | juhāva tatra vahnīṃ sa nṛpatiḥ satya-saṅgaraḥ ||

Translation

Bấy giờ các tư tế chủ lễ đã chuẩn bị tại đó một đàn tế cùng sự sắp đặt đúng nghi thức cho nhà vua. Sau khi an lập thánh hỏa trên đàn, vị quân vương giữ lời thệ ấy đã cử hành lễ agnihotra (cúng lửa) một cách đúng pháp.

Word by Word

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• याजकैः: by the officiating priests
• याजकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• कृतः: made/prepared
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदी-परिस्तरः: altar-spread/altar-arrangement
• वेदी-परिस्तरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदीपरिस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जुहाव: offered (into fire)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वह्निम्: fire (Agni)
• वह्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यसङ्गरः: true-to-his-vow (truth-bound)
• सत्यसङ्गरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसङ्गर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• king (nṛpati)
• officiating priests (yājaka)
• sacrificial altar (vedī)
• sacred fire (vahni/agni)
• agnihotra (fire-offering)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through disciplined ritual action: a ruler, steadfast in truth, upholds sacred duties by performing agnihotra properly, showing that ethical kingship includes fidelity to vows and prescribed responsibilities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Priests prepare a sacrificial altar for the king; the fire is established, and the king performs the required oblations into the sacred fire according to proper ritual procedure.