Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla

Devanagari script

उपहूतास्तथा चान्ये द्रोणभीष्मकृपादय: । धृतराष्ट्र: सहसुतो विदुरश्च महामति: ॥ १० ॥ ब्राह्मणा: क्षत्रिया वैश्या: शूद्रा यज्ञदिद‍ृक्षव: । तत्रेयु: सर्वराजानो राज्ञां प्रकृतयो नृप ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

upahūtās tathā cānye droṇa-bhīṣma-kṛpādayaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saha-suto viduraś ca mahā-matiḥ

Translation

大王啊，受邀者中有德罗那、毗湿摩、克利帕、携子而来的持国王，以及大智者毗度罗；又有渴望观礼的婆罗门、刹帝利、吠舍、首陀罗。诸王皆率随从齐集于彼，欲观此大祭。

Synonyms

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kṣatriyāḥ: Kshatriyas
• kṣatriyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vaiśyāḥ: Vaishyas
• vaiśyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• śūdrāḥ: Shudras
• śūdrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• yajña-didṛkṣavaḥ: Desirous of seeing the sacrifice
• yajña-didṛkṣavaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña-didṛkṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; Desiderative adjective

• tatra: There
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

• īyuḥ: They went/arrived
• īyuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Lit Lakara (Perfect/लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural

• sarva-rājānaḥ: All kings
• sarva-rājānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• rājñāṁ: Of the kings
• rājñāṁ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• prakṛtayaḥ: Subjects/Citizens
• prakṛtayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• nṛpa: O King
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

Why did people from all varnas gather for the Rājasūya yajña in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse says they came out of eagerness to witness the sacred sacrifice, indicating the public, celebrated nature of a great Vedic yajña performed by a righteous emperor.

Who is Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaking to in this verse?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī addresses Parīkṣit Mahārāja (“O King”), continuing his narration of events surrounding Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya.

What is a practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

Sacred events centered on dharma and devotion naturally draw people together across social backgrounds; supporting and participating in authentic spiritual gatherings strengthens shared values and community.