Shloka 76
Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna
The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura
तं दाश: प्रतिजग्राह विधिवत् प्रतिपूज्य च । अब्रवीच्चैनमासीनं राजसंसदि भारत,भारत! उस समय निषादने उनका बड़ा सत्कार किया और विधिपूर्वक पूजा करके आसनपर बैठनेके पश्चात् साथ आये हुए क्षत्रियोंकी मण्डलीमें दाशराजने उनसे कहा
taṃ dāśaḥ pratijagrāha vidhivat pratipūjya ca | abravīc cainam āsīnaṃ rājasansadi bhārata ||
Da empfing ihn der Niṣāda-Fürst Dāśa mit gebührender Höflichkeit und ehrte ihn nach den rechten Riten. Als der Gast in der königlichen Versammlung Platz genommen hatte, redete Dāśa ihn dort an, o Bhārata.
यूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharma as proper conduct: a host should receive a guest with vidhivat honor—ritual propriety, respectful seating, and courteous speech—before pursuing any personal or political aims.
Dāśa, the Niṣāda leader, formally welcomes and honors the arriving person, seats him in the royal court among accompanying kṣatriyas, and then begins to speak—marking the start of a courtly exchange framed by etiquette.