Shloka 3

Kurukṣetra–Sarasvatī Tīrtha-Māhātmya

Pilgrimage Merits and Sacred Geography

Devanagari script

तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातृभि: सह धर्मराट्‌ । प्रत्युत्थाय यथान्यायं पूजां चक्रे महात्मने,उन्हें आया देख भाइयोंसहित धर्मराजने उठकर उन महात्माका यथायोग्य सत्कार किया

Transliteration

tam āgatam abhiprekṣya bhrātṛbhiḥ saha dharmarāṭ | pratyutthāya yathānyāyaṁ pūjāṁ cakre mahātmane ||

Translation

Thấy bậc đại hồn ấy đến, Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) cùng các em liền đứng dậy nghênh tiếp và, đúng theo lễ nghi và đạo lý, kính cẩn dâng sự tôn vinh cùng lòng hiếu khách xứng đáng lên vị đại nhân ấy.

Word by Word

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

• आगतम्: having come / arrived
• आगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Past active participle (क्तवतु/क्त), Active (sense)

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having seen / observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (sense)

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• धर्मराट्: Dharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराट्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen up (to greet)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उत्-स्था
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (sense)

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety / injustice
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजाम्: honour / worship / reception
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• चक्रे: did / performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• the brothers (Pāṇḍavas)
• a mahātmā (great-souled guest/visitor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as proper reception: rising to greet a worthy visitor and offering honor according to established custom (nyāya). Ethical leadership is shown through humility, reverence, and hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

A noble person arrives; Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers, notices him, stands up in welcome, and performs the appropriate acts of respect and hospitality.