Shloka 27
Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog
Svargārohaṇa Test
Devanagari script
ये5पि राजर्षय: सर्वे ते चापि समुपस्थिता: । कीर्ति प्रच्छाद्य तेषां वै कुरुराजो5धितिष्ठति
Transliteration
ye 'pi rājarṣayaḥ sarve te cāpi samupasthitāḥ | kīrtiṁ pracchādya teṣāṁ vai kururājo 'dhitiṣṭhati ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说：“凡已至天界的诸王仙，尽皆在此；然而库鲁之王（坚战）端坐显赫，其无瑕的声名仿佛遮蔽了众人的荣誉。”
Word by Word
येwho/which (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
राजर्षयःroyal sages
राजर्षयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
समुपस्थिताःassembled/present
समुपस्थिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उप-स्था (√स्था)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
कीर्तिम्fame/glory
कीर्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रच्छाद्यhaving covered/overshadowed
प्रच्छाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-छद् (√छद्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), prior action (having ...ed)
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
कुरुराजःthe king of the Kurus
कुरुराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अधितिष्ठतिstands/sits enthroned; presides
अधितिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-स्था (√स्था)
FormLat (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaR
rājarṣis (royal sages)S
svarga (heaven)K
Kururāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)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
True kingship grounded in dharma yields a moral radiance (kīrti) that surpasses even the accumulated renown of other great rulers; ethical excellence becomes the highest distinction.
In the heavenly setting, many rājarṣis are gathered, yet Yudhiṣṭhira is portrayed as presiding in a superior position, his fame and merit eclipsing the glory of the others.