Shloka 14

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action

Devanagari script

तद्‌ वित्तं देवदेवेशं तस्यैवानुचरांश्ष तान्‌

Transliteration

tad vittaṃ devadeveśaṃ tasyaivānucarāṃś ca tān

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“那财富，以及唯独属于他的那些侍从，当时都被奉献/归属给诸天之主——此举昭示：物质占有与侍奉之劳，终究皆应臣服于至高的神圣权威。”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth, property
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• देवदेवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अनुचरान्: attendants, followers
• अनुचरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devadeveśa (Lord of gods)
• wealth (vitta)
• attendants/retainers (anucarāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth and human service (attendants) are portrayed as transferable and ultimately answerable to a higher moral-divine order; rightful action treats possessions as stewardship rather than absolute ownership.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that the referenced wealth and the person’s attendants are being directed toward or placed under the authority of “Devadeveśa,” signaling a formal offering/assignment consistent with the ritual and royal context of the Aśvamedhika section.