Shloka 12

युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration

Devanagari script

दाशार्हेणाभ्यनुज्ञातस्तत्र धौम्य: पुरोहित: । प्रागुदक्प्रवर्णां वेदीं लक्षणेनोपलिख्य च

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | dāśārheṇābhyanujñātas tatra dhaumyaḥ purohitaḥ | prāgudakpravṛṇāṃ vedīṃ lakṣaṇenopalikhya ca ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“得达沙尔诃（圣克里希那）许可，祭司陀乌弥亚便在彼处依照规定的征兆划定祭坛，使其坡势朝向东方与北方。”

Word by Word

• दाशार्हेण: by the Dāśārha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• दाशार्हेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: having been permitted/authorized
• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यनुज्ञात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• धौम्यः: Dhaumya
• धौम्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरोहितः: the priest
• पुरोहितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राक्: eastward / in front
• प्राक्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक्

• उदक्: northward
• उदक्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उदक्

• प्रवर्णाम्: sloping/graded (in level)
• प्रवर्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर्णा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वेदीम्: altar
• वेदीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लक्षणेन: by the prescribed marks/measurements
• लक्षणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• उपलिख्य: having drawn/marked out
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-लिख्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• दाशार्ह / श्रीकृष्ण (Dāśārha / Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• धौम्य (Dhaumya)
• वेदी (altar)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic order: even powerful figures act through proper authorization and prescribed ritual procedure, showing that legitimacy and ethical restraint are maintained by adherence to rule (vidhi) and sacred protocol.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that, after Śrī Kṛṣṇa grants permission, the priest Dhaumya formally outlines a sacrificial altar with the correct orientation and markings, initiating the setup for a Vedic rite.