Shloka 17
राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations
Devanagari script
इत्युक्तः स तु तेजस्वी व्यासेनामितबुद्धिना । दीक्षां विवेश धर्मात्मा वाजिमेधाप्तये तत:
Transliteration
ity uktaḥ sa tu tejasvī vyāsenāmitabuddhinā | dīkṣāṃ viveśa dharmātmā vājimedhāptaye tataḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：被智慧无量的毗耶娑如此告诫后，那位守法而光辉的国王便进入灌顶誓戒（dīkṣā），以成就马祭（Aśvamedha）。
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तेजस्वीsplendid, radiant
तेजस्वी:
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यासेनby Vyasa
व्यासेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अमितबुद्धिनाof immeasurable intellect
अमितबुद्धिना:
TypeAdjective
Rootअमितबुद्धि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
दीक्षाम्initiation (vow/rite)
दीक्षाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदीक्षा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विवेशentered/undertook
विवेश:
TypeVerb
Rootविश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाजिमेधाप्तयेfor the attainment/accomplishment of the horse-sacrifice
वाजिमेधाप्तये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिमेधाप्ति
FormFeminine, Dative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaV
VyāsaD
Dīkṣā (ritual initiation)V
Vājimedha/Aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)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
A righteous ruler acts under the counsel of true wisdom and undertakes solemn rites with disciplined commitment; dharma is upheld not merely by power, but by guided, conscientious action.
After being instructed by the sage Vyāsa, the king formally begins the dīkṣā (consecratory initiation) required to perform the Aśvamedha, marking the start of the sacrificial undertaking.