Shloka 15

Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel

Devanagari script

अभिषेचय राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । स पालयिष्यति वशी धर्मेण पृथिवीमिमाम्‌

Transliteration

abhiṣecaya rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | sa pālayiṣyati vaśī dharmeṇa pṛthivīm imām ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Hãy làm lễ đăng quang cho vua Yudhiṣṭhira, bậc lấy dharma làm bản tính. Tự chế, làm chủ các giác quan, người sẽ cai trị cõi đất này theo lẽ chính.”

Word by Word

• अभिषेचय: anoint, consecrate
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धर्मात्मानम्: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पालयिष्यति: will protect, will rule
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• वशी: self-controlled, master of (his senses)
• वशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• धर्मेण: by righteousness, according to dharma
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate rule is grounded in dharma and self-mastery: a king fit to govern is one whose character is righteous (dharmātmā) and who restrains mind and senses (vaśī), thereby protecting the earth through ethical governance (dharmeṇa).

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana urges that Yudhiṣṭhira be formally consecrated as king, affirming that his righteous nature and self-control qualify him to rule and protect the realm in accordance with dharma.