Shloka 12

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

तत्र भीमादयस्ते तु कुरवो याजकाश्न ये

Transliteration

tatra bhīmādayas te tu kuravo yājakāśn ye

Translation

在那里，俱卢诸人——毗摩等——正从事祭祀之礼，并分食供献之物，作为参与者出席于这神圣的仪式之中。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• भीमादयः: Bhima and others
• भीमादयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम-आदि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: indeclinable

• कुरवः: the Kurus
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• याजकाः: sacrificers/priests (performers of sacrifice)
• याजकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजक
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अश्न: ate/consumed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, plural

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma
• Kuru lineage (Kuravaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharma expressed through yajña: rightful kings and their kin uphold social and cosmic order by participating in sanctioned ritual action and sharing consecrated offerings, emphasizing responsibility and restoration after conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira refers to the presence of Bhīma and the other Kurus at the sacrificial setting, describing them as active participants who partake of the ritual food/offerings, situating the scene within the ongoing sacrificial proceedings.