Shloka 46

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

अमात्यैश्न नरश्रेष्ठो धर्मो विग्रहवानिव । उस समय उनके सगे भाई

Transliteration

amātyaiś ca naraśreṣṭho dharmo vigrahavān iva |

Translation

Và khi các đại thần đứng quanh, Yudhiṣṭhira—bậc tối thượng trong loài người—tựa như Dharma hiện thân: phong thái và hạnh kiểm của ngài khiến chính nghĩa như hiện rõ trước mắt giữa triều hội.

Word by Word

• अमात्यैः: by/with ministers
• अमात्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• नरश्रेष्ठः: the best of men
• नरश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: Dharma / righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विग्रहवान्: embodied, having a form
• विग्रहवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विग्रहवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dharma (as principle/deity)
• Amātyas (ministers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents ideal kingship: a ruler’s legitimacy is grounded not merely in power or entourage, but in visible adherence to dharma—so consistent that righteousness seems personified in him.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Yudhiṣṭhira in the assembly, surrounded by ministers; his presence and demeanor are portrayed as the living embodiment of Dharma, emphasizing his moral stature in the courtly setting.