Shloka 11
Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse
Devanagari script
आजगाम महातेजा नगरं नागसाह्दयम् | तस्य सर्वे यथान्यायं पूजांचक्रुः कुरूद्वहा:
Transliteration
ājagāma mahātejā nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam | tasya sarve yathānyāyaṃ pūjāṃ cakruḥ kurūdvahāḥ |
Translation
毗舍波耶那说：过了些时日，那位威德炽盛的圣者来到名为那伽娑诃婆耶的城（即象城哈斯提那补罗）。在那里，俱卢族诸位翘楚皆依礼依法迎接并礼敬他。
Word by Word
आजगामcame, arrived
आजगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम् (गच्छति)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
महातेजाःthe very radiant one
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नगरम्city
नगरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
Formनपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
नागसाह्वयम्called ‘Nāga’ (i.e., named Nāgasāhvaya)
नागसाह्वयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनागसाह्वय
Formनपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formपुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
न्यायम्rule, propriety
न्यायम्:
TypeNoun
Rootन्याय
Formपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
पूजाम्honour, worship
पूजाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा
Formस्त्री, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चक्रुःdid, performed
चक्रुः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (करोति)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
कुरूद्वहाःbest of the Kurus (Kuru-bearers; the Pandavas)
कुरूद्वहाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुरूद्वह
Formपुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaV
Vyāsa (implied by context: Satyavatī-nandana)H
Hastināpura (Nāgasāhvaya)P
Pāṇḍavas (implied by context: 'all the foremost of the Kurus')Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: rulers and householders should honor realized sages properly (yathā-nyāya), showing humility, gratitude, and adherence to established righteous custom.
After a short interval, the great sage (understood as Vyāsa) arrives in Hastināpura, and the leading Kuru princes (the Pāṇḍavas) formally receive and worshipfully honor him according to proper protocol.