Shloka 18
युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration
Devanagari script
पूजयामास तांश्वापि विधिवद् भूरिदक्षिण:
Transliteration
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pūjayāmāsa tān śv api vidhivad bhūridakṣiṇaḥ |
Translation
毗耶娑波耶那说：以厚施著称的尤提希提罗王，令通晓吠陀、持戒自制、沉稳端正的婆罗门诵读吉祥祝词；随后又依正仪礼敬奉他们，并赐予丰厚布施。此段昭示：正法之王权不唯凭势力而立，更在于尊崇学问、崇尚自律之德，并以适时而合法的慷慨施与，维系神圣秩序。
Word by Word
पूजयामासworshipped / honored
पूजयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
विधिवत्according to rule / duly
विधिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत् (अव्यय; विधि + वत्)
भूरिदक्षिणःone who gives abundant fees (generous donor)
भूरिदक्षिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभूरिदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaY
YudhiṣṭhiraB
BrāhmaṇasV
VedaD
dakṣiṇā (ritual gifts)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma in governance is shown through vidhivat (rule-bound) honor and generous dakṣiṇā to worthy recipients—especially those grounded in Vedic learning and good conduct—thereby sustaining social and sacred order.
Yudhiṣṭhira arranges auspicious blessing-recitation by learned, disciplined Brāhmaṇas, then formally honors them and gives them substantial gifts, illustrating his role as a righteous, generous king.