Shloka 11

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

राजानस्तस्य ये ह्वासन्‌ याज्या राजन्‌ महात्मन:

Transliteration

rājānas tasya ye hy āsan yājyā rājan mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu đại vương, những bậc quân vương vốn là người xứng đáng nhận vinh dự tế lễ—cao quý, đại hồn—(đều hiện diện/đều can dự trong việc này).”

Word by Word

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• याज्याः: fit to be sacrificed for / eligible to be offered (in sacrifice)
• याज्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याज्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महात्मनः: O great-souled one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājānaḥ (kings/rulers)
• rājan (the king addressed—Janamejaya by frame context)