SanskritIASTMeaning
ऋषेः तत् वचनम् श्रुत्वाṛṣeḥ tat vacanam śrutvāhaving heard that sage's word,
निशश्वास युधिष्ठिरःniśaśvāsa yudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira sighed,
चिन्तयन् राजसूय-आप्तिम्cintayan rājasūya-āptimthinking of attaining the Rajasuya,
न लेभे शर्म भारतna lebhe śarma bhāratahe found no peace, O Bharata;
राज-ऋषीणाम् हि तम् श्रुत्वाrāja-ṛṣīṇām hi tam śrutvāfor having heard that greatness
महिमानम् महात्मनाम्mahimānam mahātmanāmof the great-souled royal sages,
यज्वनाम् कर्मभिः पुण्यैःyajvanām karmabhiḥ puṇyaiḥthe sacrificers, by their holy deeds
लोक-प्राप्तिम् समीक्ष्य चloka-prāptim samīkṣya cahaving beheld the attainment of the [highest] world,
हरिश्चन्द्रम् च राज-ऋषिम्hariścandram ca rāja-ṛṣimand of the royal sage Harishchandra,
रोचमानम् विशेषतःrocamānam viśeṣataḥwho shone especially bright,
यज्वानम् यज्ञम् आहर्तुम्yajvānam yajñam āhartumthe sacrificer, — to perform the sacrifice,
राजसूयम् इयेष सःrājasūyam iyeṣa saḥthe Rajasuya, he desired;
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaoriginal form "vaiśaṃpāyana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋषेस्ṛṣesoriginal form "ṛṣes", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वचनंvacanaṃoriginal form "vacanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजसूयाप्तिंrājasūyāptiṃoriginal form "rājasūyāptiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजर्षीणांrājarṣīṇāṃoriginal form "rājarṣīṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महिमानंmahimānaṃoriginal form "mahimānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्वनांyajvanāṃoriginal form "yajvanāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुण्यैर्puṇyairoriginal form "puṇyair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकप्राप्तिंlokaprāptiṃoriginal form "lokaprāptiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हरिश्चन्द्रंhariścandraṃoriginal form "hariścandraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजर्षिंrājarṣiṃoriginal form "rājarṣiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रोचमानंrocamānaṃoriginal form "rocamānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्वानंyajvānaṃoriginal form "yajvānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आहर्तुंāhartuṃoriginal form "āhartuṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the holy word gives the king no rest, but gives birth to a good resolve. It is telling that what draws Yudhishthira is not power but the example of righteous predecessors: a good envy of holiness is the beginning of striving. Thus the scripture shows how counsel takes root as resolve; and further the king turns his mind to sacrifice.