Shloka 30

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

ते व्यराजन्त राजर्षेवासोभिरुपशोभिता: । महेन्द्रानुगता देवा यथा सप्तर्षिभिर्दिवि

Transliteration

te vyarājanta rājarṣaye vāsobhir upaśobhitāḥ | mahendrānugatā devā yathā saptarṣibhir divi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Được điểm trang bằng y phục lộng lẫy, các bậc vương hiền ấy rạng ngời. Họ tựa như chư thiên theo hầu Mahendra (Indra) trên cõi trời, như thể được Bảy Hiền giả vây quanh.”

Word by Word

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विराजन्त: shone, were resplendent
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• राजर्षयः: royal sages
• राजर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वासोभिः: with garments
• वासोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उपशोभिताः: adorned, beautified
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-शुभ्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• महेन्द्र-अनुगताः: following Mahendra (Indra)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेन्द्रानुगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा: as, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• सप्तर्षिभिः: by/with the seven sages
• सप्तर्षिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājarṣayaḥ (royal sages)
• Mahendra/Indra
• devāḥ (gods)
• Saptarṣi (Seven Seers)
• divi (heaven/sky)
• vāsas (garments)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames righteous kings and sages as radiant when aligned with dharma and sacred duty; their outer splendor (garments, ceremony) symbolizes inner order and legitimacy, likened to the harmonious retinue of Indra with the Saptarṣis in heaven.

What is happening in the narrative?

During Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrificial context (Aśvamedha setting), the assembled royal sages—well-adorned and dignified—are described as shining brilliantly, compared to Indra’s accompanying gods in heaven encircled by the Seven Seers.