Shloka 14
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
Devanagari script
तासु ते पूजिता राज्ञा निषण्णा द्विजसत्तमा: । तिलदर्भोदकेनाथ अर्चिता विधिवद् द्विजा:
Transliteration
tāsu te pūjitā rājñā niṣaṇṇā dvijasattamāḥ | tiladarbhodakenātha arcitā vidhivad dvijāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：当那些最上等的婆罗门受王礼敬，已在座席上安坐之后，毗卢帕叉便取芝麻、库沙草与清水，依仪轨如法供奉礼拜诸婆罗门。
Word by Word
तासुon/among those (seats)
तासु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पूजिताःhonored
पूजिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
निषण्णाःseated
निषण्णाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-षद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
द्विजसत्तमाःbest of the twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजसत्तमाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तिलsesame (seeds)
तिल:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतिल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दर्भdarbha grass
दर्भ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदर्भ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उदकेनwith water
उदकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउदक
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अर्चिताःworshipped/paid homage to
अर्चिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्च्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विधिवत्according to rule, duly
विधिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत्
द्विजाःthe twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaR
rājā (the king)D
dvijasattamāḥ (foremost Brahmins)V
VirūpākṣaT
tila (sesame)D
darbha/kuśa (ritual grass)U
udaka (water)Ā
āsana (seats; implied by context)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
That upholding dharma includes honoring learned Brahmins and performing prescribed rites correctly; respectful hospitality and ritual propriety are presented as supports of righteous kingship and social-spiritual order.
After the king honors the Brahmins and they sit on the prepared seats, Virūpākṣa performs their formal worship using ritual items—sesame, kuśa-grass, and water—following proper procedure.