संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
वादित्रैः विविधैः गीतैःvāditraiḥ vividhaiḥ gītaiḥwith various instruments, with songs,
गन्धैः उच्च-अवचैः अपिgandhaiḥ ucca-avacaiḥ apiwith fragrances of every kind
पूजयित्वा कुरु-श्रेष्ठःpūjayitvā kuru-śreṣṭhaḥhaving honored, the best of the Kurus,
दैवतानि निवेश्य चdaivatāni niveśya caand having installed [in the hall] the deities;
तत्र मल्लाः नटाः झल्लाःtatra mallāḥ naṭāḥ jhallāḥthere wrestlers, actors, boxers,
सूताः वैतालिकाः तथाsūtāḥ vaitālikāḥ tathābards and panegyrists
उपतस्थुः महात्मानम्upatasthuḥ mahātmānamattended the great-souled one
सप्त-रात्रम् युधिष्ठिरम्sapta-rātram yudhiṣṭhiramfor seven nights — Yudhishthira;
तथा सः कृत्वा पूजाम् ताम्tathā saḥ kṛtvā pūjām tāmthus, having performed that homage,
भ्रातृभिः सह पाण्डवःbhrātṛbhiḥ saha pāṇḍavaḥwith his brothers, the Pandava
तस्याम् सभायाम् रम्यायाम्tasyām sabhāyām ramyāyāmin that delightful hall
रेमे शक्रः यथा दिविreme śakraḥ yathā divirejoiced, as Shakra does in heaven.
वादित्रैर्vāditrairoriginal form "vāditrair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विविधैर्vividhairoriginal form "vividhair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गीतैर्gītairoriginal form "gītair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धैर्gandhairoriginal form "gandhair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उच्चावचैर्uccāvacairoriginal form "uccāvacair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुरुश्रेष्ठोkuruśreṣṭhooriginal form "kuruśreṣṭho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मल्लाmallāoriginal form "mallā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नटाnaṭāoriginal form "naṭā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूताsūtāoriginal form "sūtā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैतालिकास्vaitālikāsoriginal form "vaitālikās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उपतस्थुर्upatasthuroriginal form "upatasthur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महात्मानंmahātmānaṃoriginal form "mahātmānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सप्तरात्रंsaptarātraṃoriginal form "saptarātraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form "sa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूजांpūjāṃoriginal form "pūjāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तांtāṃoriginal form "tāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्यांtasyāṃoriginal form "tasyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सभायांsabhāyāṃoriginal form "sabhāyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रम्यायांramyāyāṃoriginal form "ramyāyāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शक्रोśakrooriginal form "śakro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the joy of the house is crowned above all by the installation of the deities. It is significant that mirth and celebration are not severed from the sacred: the righteous surrounds his joy with worship of God, and so it is pure. The comparison to Shakra points to the fullness of the bliss granted by dharma. So the scripture shows a consecrated celebration; and further on the sages gather in the hall.