Shloka 37

शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma

Devanagari script

पूजिताश्च ययुर्विप्रा राजानमभिनन्द्य तम्‌ । राजा च हर्षमापेदे पाण्डव: ससुहृज्जन:

Transliteration

pūjitāś ca yayur viprā rājānam abhinandya tam | rājā ca harṣam āpede pāṇḍavaḥ sa-suhṛj-janaḥ ||

Translation

Được tôn kính đúng phép, các bậc hiền triết Bà-la-môn dâng lời chúc tụng nhà vua rồi lui bước ra đi. Còn vua Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira), cùng những người thân hữu và kẻ thiện tâm, tràn đầy hoan hỷ—như dấu hiệu của quả lành do lòng hiếu khách kính trọng, và của sự hòa hợp được phục hồi sau lời khuyên răn cùng phúc lành.

Word by Word

• पूजिताः: honoured
• पूजिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (पूज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ययुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• विप्राः: brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिनन्द्य: having greeted / having congratulated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• हर्षम्: joy
• हर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपेदे: attained / reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (सह-अर्थे उपसर्गवत्)

• सुहृत्-जनैः: with (his) well-wishers / friends
• सुहृत्-जनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृत् + जन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍavas
• viprāḥ (brahmin sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic value of honoring learned and virtuous guests (viprāḥ). Proper respect and hospitality generate auspiciousness and inner joy for the ruler, reinforcing ethical kingship grounded in reverence for wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being honored by the king, the brahmin sages bless and congratulate him and then depart. Yudhiṣṭhira, along with his companions and well-wishers, feels great happiness as the encounter concludes on a harmonious, auspicious note.