Shloka 213

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

यत्‌ त्वं कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ दुष्करं कृतवानसि । “कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठी आपने जो दुष्कर पराक्रम कर दिखाया है, उसे भविष्यमें होनेवाले दूसरे भूपाल नहीं कर सकेंगे”

Transliteration

yat tvaṁ kurukulaśreṣṭha duṣkaraṁ kṛtavān asi |

Translation

尤提士提罗说道：“噢，俱卢族中最卓越者！你所成就的这般艰难壮举，艰深至极，后世诸王也无法与之比肩。”

Word by Word

• यत्: that which / since / as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्
• Form: relative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular used adverbially)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: masculine/feminine, nominative singular

• कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Kuru lineage
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative singular

• दुष्करम्: difficult (to do)
• दुष्करम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कर
• Form: neuter, accusative singular

• कृतवान्: has done / did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: past active participle (क्तवतुँ), masculine nominative singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: present tense, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuru lineage (Kurukula)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of recognizing extraordinary, difficult-to-achieve action as a standard of excellence, implying that true greatness in kingship is measured by rare, demanding deeds worthy of remembrance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses someone honored as the foremost of the Kurus, praising a remarkable and difficult accomplishment and declaring it unparalleled for future rulers.