Shloka 17

अर्हणनिर्णयः

Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly

Devanagari script

क्षितावन्‍न्धकवृष्णीनां वंशे वंशभूतां वर: । परया शुशुभे लक्ष्म्या नक्षत्राणामिवोडुराट्‌

Transliteration

kṣitāv andhakavṛṣṇīnāṁ vaṁśe vaṁśabhūtāṁ varaḥ | parayā śuśubhe lakṣmyā nakṣatrāṇām ivodurāṭ ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：在此世间，于安陀迦与弗利什尼（Vṛṣṇi）诸族之中，那位最卓越的宗族继承者以无上光辉照耀——如月之为众星之王。

Word by Word

• क्षितौ: on the earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अन्धकवृष्णीनाम्: of the Andhakas and the Vrishnis
• अन्धकवृष्णीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक + वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वंशे: in the lineage
• वंशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वंशभूताम्: having become (its) lineal continuation; being the bearer of the line
• वंशभूताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वंशभूत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वरः: the best, excellent one
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शुशुभे: shone, was resplendent
• शुशुभे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• लक्ष्म्या: with splendor/beauty (Lakshmi)
• लक्ष्म्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नक्षत्राणाम्: of the stars
• नक्षत्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उडुराट्: the moon (king of stars)
• उडुराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उडुराज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Andhakas
• Vṛṣṇis
• uḍurāṭ (the Moon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is portrayed as both ethical and auspicious: the foremost bearer of a lineage brings order and confidence to society, shining as a standard for others—like the moon guiding the night sky.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes the eminent figure among the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis appearing on earth and radiating extraordinary splendor, using the moon-among-stars comparison to emphasize his preeminence.