Shloka 24

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

यज्ञवाटे च यत्‌ किंचिद्‌ हिरण्यं सविभूषणम्‌,यज्ञशालामें भी जो कुछ सुवर्ण या सोनेके आभूषण, तोरण, यूप, घड़े, बर्तन और इंटें थीं, उन सबको भी युधिष्ठिरकी आज्ञा लेकर ब्राह्मणोंने आपसमें बाँट लिया

Transliteration

yajñavāṭe ca yat kiñcid hiraṇyaṃ savibhūṣaṇam |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Mọi vàng và đồ trang sức bằng vàng có trong khu vực tế lễ đều được chia cho các Brāhmaṇa, với sự cho phép của vua Yudhiṣṭhira. Cảnh ấy nhấn mạnh đạo lý của yajña như một hành vi dharma mang tính công cộng: của cải gom cho nghi lễ không bị tích trữ, mà được phân phối làm dakṣiṇā một cách trật tự và có chuẩn thuận.

Word by Word

• यज्ञवाटे: in the sacrificial enclosure
• यज्ञवाटे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञवाट
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• किंचित्: anything, something
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित्

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सविभूषणम्: together with ornaments
• सविभूषणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विभूषण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brāhmaṇas
• yajñavāṭa (sacrificial enclosure)
• hiraṇya (gold)
• vibhūṣaṇa (ornaments)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth associated with sacred rites should be redistributed as rightful gifts (dakṣiṇā) under proper authority, reflecting dharma through generosity, transparency, and social responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

During Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrificial proceedings, the gold and ornaments present in the sacrificial area are, with his permission, apportioned among the Brāhmaṇas as part of the ritual gifting.