Shloka 45

Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)

Devanagari script

एवमभ्यर्चिता: सर्वे प्रयच्छन्ति शुभं नृणाम्‌ आयुर्वीर्य च राजेन्द्र सम्यक्पूजानमस्कृता:,राजेन्द्र! इस प्रकार पूजित तथा विधिवत्‌ पूजनद्वारा अभिवन्दित होनेपर वे सभी ग्रह मनुष्योंका मंगल करते हैं और उन्हें आयु तथा बल देते हैं

Transliteration

evam abhyarcitāḥ sarve prayacchanti śubhaṃ nṛṇām āyur vīryaṃ ca rājendra samyak pūjā-namaskṛtāḥ

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Muôn tâu Đại vương, khi tất cả các graha ấy được thờ cúng đúng phép và được kính lễ bằng lời chào bái cung kính, chúng ban điều cát tường cho loài người, lại cho thọ mạng và sức lực.”

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

अभ्यर्चिताःhaving been worshipped

सर्वेall

प्रयच्छन्तिthey bestow, grant

शुभम्auspiciousness, welfare

नृणाम्of men, of humans

आयुःlife-span, longevity

वीर्यम्strength, vigor

चand

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

सम्यक्properly, duly

पूजाby worship

नमस्कृताःhaving been saluted, having been bowed to

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

rājendra (the king addressed)

grahāḥ (the planetary deities/influences)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Proper, respectful worship and salutations—performed correctly—are presented as a dharmic means to invite auspicious outcomes: well-being, longevity, and strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya addresses the king and explains the result of duly honoring the grahas: when worshipped and saluted according to rule, they become favorable and confer blessings on people.