Ashvamedhika Parva Adhyaya 88 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Chinese | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

अपना बछ। अंक अष्टाशीतितमो<् ध्याय: उलूपी और चित्राड़दाके सहित बभ्रुवाहनका रत्न-आभूषण आदिसे सत्कार तथा अभ्रमेध-यज्ञका आरम्भ वैशम्पायन उवाच स प्रविश्य महाबाहु: पाण्डवानां निवेशनम्‌ | पितामहीमभ्यवन्दत्‌ साम्ना परमवल्गुना

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | sa praviśya mahābāhuḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ niveśanam | pitāmahīm abhyavandat sāmnā paramavalguna ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：那位臂力雄伟的英雄进入般度族的居所，以极其柔和甘美的言辞，恭敬礼拜其祖母。此一场景彰显战后秩序的复归：以礼为先，敬奉长辈，并在家族之中依达摩而行。

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

सःhe

प्रविश्यhaving entered

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)

पाण्डवानाम्of the Pandavas

निवेशनम्dwelling, residence

पितामहीम्the grandmother (Kunti)

अभ्यवन्दत्saluted, paid respects to

साम्नाwith a (sweet) chant/hymn; with gentle words

परमवल्गुनाmost sweet/very pleasing

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Pitāmahī (grandmother; elder queen-mother figure)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic refinement: entering another’s home with propriety and honoring elders with respectful, gentle speech—an ethical ideal for restoring harmony after conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

A heroic figure arrives at the Pāṇḍavas’ dwelling and formally pays homage to the family’s grandmother, signaling respectful reception and orderly social conduct in the Ashvamedha-period narrative.