Shloka 6

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)

Devanagari script

तथा<नुजीविनो भृत्यान्‌ संश्रितानतिथीनपि । कामै: संतर्पयामास कृपणांस्तर्ककानपि

Transliteration

tathānujīvino bhṛtyān saṁśritān atithīn api | kāmaiḥ santarpayāmāsa kṛpaṇāṁs tarkakān api ||

Translation

وكذلك أرضى بما يُشتهى من أسباب النعمة والتمتّع مَن كانوا يعتمدون على نفقته من الأتباع والخدم، ومن لجؤوا إلى حماه، والضيوف الذين يفدون عليه. وأشبع حاجة الفقراء والمكروبين، بل ورضّى أيضًا أهل الجدل ومجيبي المسائل—كالمُنَجّمين والمفسّرين—ممن كان يُستشار.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tathā', 'definition': 'likewise

• in the same manner'}, {'term': 'anujīvin', 'definition': 'one who lives in dependence on another

• dependent'}, {'term': 'bhṛtya', 'definition': 'servant

• one maintained by a patron'}, {'term': 'saṁśrita', 'definition': 'one who has taken refuge

• a dependent seeking protection'}, {'term': 'atithi', 'definition': 'guest (especially one who arrives unexpectedly and deserves hospitality)'}, {'term': 'kāma (kāmaiḥ)', 'definition': 'desired objects/pleasures

• with enjoyable provisions'}, {'term': 'santarpayāmāsa', 'definition': 'he satisfied

• he provided ample nourishment/comfort'}, {'term': 'kṛpaṇa', 'definition': 'poor

• pitiable'}, {'term': 'tarkaka', 'definition': 'reasoner

• one who answers questions (often understood here as professional consultants such as astrologers/interpreters)'}, {'term': 'api', 'definition': 'also

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• dependents (anujīvinaḥ)
• servants/retainers (bhṛtyāḥ)
• refuge-seekers (saṁśritāḥ)
• guests (atithayaḥ)
• the poor/distressed (kṛpaṇāḥ)
• reasoners/question-answerers (tarkakāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through generosity: a householder/king should sustain dependents, honor guests, protect those who seek refuge, and relieve the poor—ensuring social stability and moral order through timely, appropriate giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the central figure (the patron/king being described) distributes enjoyable provisions and support to various groups—servants and dependents, refugees, guests, the destitute, and professional advisers—thereby fulfilling obligations of hospitality, protection, and charity.