Shloka 40

Sabhā-praveśa, Dāna, and the Courtly Convergence (सभा-प्रवेशः दानं च)

Devanagari script

तस्यां सभायामासीना: सुव्रता: सत्यसंगरा: । दिवीव देवा ब्रह्माणं युधिष्ठिरमुपासते,जैसे देवतालोग दिव्यलोककी सभामें ब्रह्माजीकी उपासना करते हैं, उसी प्रकार कितने ही सत्यप्रतिज्ञ और उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले महापुरुष उस सभामें बैठकर महाराज युधिष्ठिरकी आराधना करते थे

Transliteration

tasyāṁ sabhāyām āsīnāḥ suvratāḥ satyasaṅgarāḥ | divīva devā brahmāṇaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram upāsate ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说道：在那王家大殿中，端坐着许多大德之士，持守清净誓戒，信守真实而不动摇。正如天界诸神在天庭中礼敬梵天一般，这些坚定而自律的长老们也在彼处恭敬侍奉由提施提罗王——承认他是法的权威，是国土道德的中枢。

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• आसीनाः: seated
• आसीनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुव्रताः: of good vows / observing excellent vows
• सुव्रताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सत्यसंगराः: true in resolve/pledge; steadfast in truth
• सत्यसंगराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसंगर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā (as object of worship/service)
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपासते: they attend upon / worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brahmā
• the gods (devāḥ)
• the assembly hall (sabhā)