Shloka 33

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)

Devanagari script

ततो द्विजातीन्‌ सर्वास्तान्‌ दक्षिणाभिरतोषयत्‌ । पूजिताश्चापि ते राज्ञा ततो जम्मुर्यथागतम्‌

Transliteration

tato dvijātīn sarvāṁs tān dakṣiṇābhir atoṣayat | pūjitāś cāpi te rājñā tato jagmur yathāgatam ||

Translation

Bấy giờ nhà vua làm thỏa lòng hết thảy các bậc lưỡng sinh bằng những lễ vật tôn vinh (dakṣiṇā) xứng đáng. Được vua kính lễ đúng phép, các Bà-la-môn ấy liền cáo từ, trở về nhà mình như lúc đã đến.

Word by Word

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

• द्विजातीन्: the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजातीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दक्षिणाभिः: with gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
• दक्षिणाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• अतोषयत्: satisfied, pleased
• अतोषयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• पूजिताः: honored, worshipped
• पूजिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural (past passive participle of √पूज्)

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Avyaya

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

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: Avyaya

• आगतम्: come, arrived
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (used adverbially: 'as (they) had come')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (rājā)
• Brahmins (dvijāti)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes completing sacred duties by giving proper dakṣiṇā and respectful honor to the officiating Brahmins; generosity and reverence ensure the rite concludes ethically and maintains social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the ritual context, the king gratifies all the assembled Brahmins with sufficient dakṣiṇā; having been honored, they depart and return home as they had come.