Mahabharata 7.66.73 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 66, Shloka 73

Droṇānīka-praveśa: Arjuna’s respectful appeal to Droṇa and renewed advance toward Jayadratha (द्रोणानीकप्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

अयजच्छुद्धया राजा परिसंवत्सरान्‌ शतम्‌ । राजाने यथासमय सौ वर्षोतक बड़ी श्रद्धाके साथ दर्श, पौर्णमास, आग्रयण और चातुर्मास्य आदि नाना प्रकारके यज्ञ किये तथा उनमें प्रचुर दक्षिणा दी

Transliteration

ayajac chuddhayā rājā pari-saṁvatsarān śatam | rājāne yathā-samayaṁ śaśa-vrata-paurṇamāsa-āgrayaṇa-cāturmāsya-ādīn nānā-vidhān yajñān kṛtvā teṣu pracurāṁ dakṣiṇāṁ dadau |

Translation

Nārada nói: “Với tâm ý thanh tịnh, nhà vua đã liên tục cử hành các lễ tế suốt trọn một trăm năm. Đúng theo thời tiết, ngài nghiêm cẩn thực hành nhiều nghi lễ—như lễ dâng cúng ngày sóc và ngày vọng, lễ Agrāyaṇa (dâng hoa lợi đầu mùa), và các nghi thức bốn tháng một lần—và trong mọi lễ ấy, ngài ban bố dakṣiṇā (lễ vật thù lao cho các Bà-la-môn) hết sức dồi dào.”

Word by Word

• अयजत्: performed (sacrifices)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शुद्धया: with pure (faith/intent)
• शुद्धया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्धा (शुद्ध)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिसंवत्सरान्: full years
• परिसंवत्सरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिसंवत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• the king (rājā)
• Darśa rite
• Paurṇamāsa rite
• Āgrayaṇa rite
• Cāturmāsya rites
• Dakṣiṇā (priestly gifts)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma in ritual life is marked by inner sincerity (śraddhā/śuddhi), correct observance of time and rule (yathā-samaya), and generosity (dakṣiṇā). The verse implies that religious merit is strengthened when discipline and giving accompany faith.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a king’s long-term religious conduct: for a hundred years he performs a cycle of standard Vedic seasonal sacrifices—new-moon, full-moon, first-fruits, and four-monthly rites—and he rewards the officiants with plentiful gifts.