Shloka 16

सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter

Devanagari script

ततो दिव्यानि वस्त्राणि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च । क्षौमाजिनानि दिव्यानि तस्य ते प्रददु: करम्‌

Transliteration

tato divyāni vastrāṇi divyāny ābharaṇāni ca | kṣaumājināni divyāni tasya te pradaduḥ karam ||

Translation

Bấy giờ những người giữ cửa dâng vào tay chàng làm lễ vật: y phục thiên giới, trang sức thiên giới, cùng vải lanh mịn và những tấm da thú quý—những phẩm vật cung kính theo phép tắc triều đình, biểu thị sự thừa nhận và tiếp đãi đúng đạo nơi vương hội.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')

• दिव्यानि: divine, splendid (things)
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दिव्यानि: divine, splendid (things)
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आभरणानि: ornaments, jewelry
• आभरणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• क्षौमाजिनानि: linen (cloth) and deerskins
• क्षौमाजिनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौम-आजिन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दिव्यानि: divine, splendid (things)
• दिव्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तस्य: to him / of him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• प्रददुः: gave, bestowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (प्र-दा)
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• द्वारपाल (doorkeepers)
• अर्जुन (Arjuna)
• दिव्य वस्त्र (celestial garments)
• दिव्य आभूषण (celestial ornaments)
• क्षौम (linen cloth)
• अजिन (animal-skins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights social and royal dharma: honoring a distinguished person through proper reception and gifts. Such protocol is not mere luxury; it signals recognition, legitimacy, and the maintenance of orderly conduct in a king’s assembly.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a preceding event, the doorkeepers formally present Arjuna with splendid garments, ornaments, linen cloth, and animal-skins, placing them into his hand as a ceremonial act of welcome and respect.