Shloka 25

Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)

Devanagari script

ततः प्रीतेन ते राजन्‌ पुनरेतत्‌ कृतं तव । सभार्यस्य वन॑ भूयस्तद्‌ विद्धि मनुजाधिप

Transliteration

tataḥ prītena te rājan punar etat kṛtaṃ tava | sabhāryasya vanaṃ bhūyas tad viddhi manujādhipa ||

Translation

So habe ich, o König, erfreut über dich, dies abermals für dich getan. Wisse, o Herr der Menschen: Der Wald ist dir und deiner Gemahlin erneut wiederhergestellt—euch zum Besitz und zum Wohlergehen zurückgegeben.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from that (thereafter)
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• प्रीतेन: by (one who is) pleased / with pleasure
• प्रीतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you/for you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• सभार्यस्य: of (one) with (his) wife
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-भार्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वनम्: to the forest / the forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूयः: again/further/more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• तत्: that (fact/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विद्धि: know (you)! / understand!
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular

• मनुजाधिप: O lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज-अधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

च्यवन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Chyavana
• King (unnamed addressee)
• the king's wife
• forest (vana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights reciprocity grounded in dharma: when a ruler approaches a sage with proper conduct, humility, and right intention, the sage responds with favor. Ethical governance is supported by honoring spiritual authority, and blessings are framed as restoration of rightful welfare rather than mere reward.

What is happening in the narrative?

Chyavana addresses a king and declares that, being pleased, he has again performed an act on the king’s behalf—specifically, the forest (a domain or refuge) has been restored once more for the king together with his wife. It signals a renewed grant or reinstatement after a prior loss or disruption.