Shloka 3

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

सुभद्रां च यथान्यायं याशभ्चान्या: कुरुयोषित: । ददौ कुन्ती ततस्ताभ्यां रत्नानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

subhadrāṃ ca yathānyāyaṃ yāś ca anyāḥ kuruyoṣitaḥ | dadau kuntī tatas tābhyāṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：苏跋陀罗以及俱卢家中的其他妇人，都按礼法受迎并相见致意。随后，昆蒂赐予她们各色珠宝为礼——此乃合宜的款待与家族礼度的体现。

Word by Word

• सुभद्राम्: Subhadrā
• सुभद्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• न्यायम्: propriety, rule, due manner
• न्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• याशाः: who (fem. pl.)
• याशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: या (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्याः: other (women)
• अन्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरु-योषितः: Kuru women
• कुरु-योषितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुन्ती: Kuntī
• कुन्ती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्ती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ताभ्याम्: to those two (women)
• ताभ्याम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Dual

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, manifold
• विविधानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Subhadrā
• Kuntī
• Kuru women
• ratnāni (jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights yathānyāya—acting in accordance with propriety and dharma—through respectful reception of family members and the ethical practice of gift-giving as a sign of honor, affection, and social responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Subhadrā and the other Kuru women are formally greeted as is proper; afterward Kuntī presents them (notably two principal ladies) with assorted jewels, marking a courteous and dharmic exchange within the royal household.