महाभारत · 2.33.26
॥
देवनागरी
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
कस्मै भवान् मन्यते ऽर्घम् एकस्मै कुरुनन्दन ॥
उपनीयमानं युक्तं च तन् मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
kasmai bhavān manyate 'rgham ekasmai kurunandana ||
upanīyamānaṃ yuktaṃ ca tan me brūhi pitāmaha ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
कस्मै भवान् मन्यते अर्घम्kasmai bhavān manyate argham"to whom do you think the arghya --
एकस्मै कुरु-नन्दनekasmai kuru-nandanato one [before all], O joy of the Kurus --
उपनीयमानं युक्तं चupanīyamānaṃ yuktaṃ cais fitting to be offered?
तन् मे ब्रूहि पितामहtan me brūhi pitāmahathat tell me, O grandfather".
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhira", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽर्घम्'rghamoriginal form "'rgham", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुरुनन्दनkurunandanaoriginal form "kurunandana", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"To whom do you think it fitting, O joy of the Kurus, that the arghya be offered before all others? Tell me that, O grandfather."
संस्करण
dc04225517de · प्रकाशित 16 जुल॰ 2026, 3:40:27 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Yudhishthira, the king and host of the sacrifice, does not decide on his own but asks the elder: "tell me that, O grandfather." It is significant that the lord of the earth, in the matter of honoring, bows to the wisdom of Bhishma rather than relying on his own preference. The verse teaches that even one clothed in the highest authority should seek the counsel of the most worthy where error is possible; humility in asking does not diminish the king but exalts him. Whoever, in a weighty decision, seeks not his own will but the guidance of the wise guards himself against partiality; and to seek the counsel of one who knows is the beginning of right judgment.