Shloka 34

Devanagari script

द्रहोन्न मनसा वापि गोषु नित्यं सुखप्रद: । अर्चयेत सदा चैव नमस्कारैश्व पूजयेत्‌,गौओंके साथ मनसे भी कभी द्रोह न करे, उन्हें सदा सुख पहुँचाये, उनका यथोचित सत्कार करे और नमस्कार आदिके द्वारा उनका पूजन करता रहे

Transliteration

drohaṁ na manasā vāpi goṣu nityaṁ sukhapradaḥ | arcayet sadā caiva namaskāraiś ca pūjayet ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: One should never bear malice toward cows, not even in one’s mind. One should continually act for their welfare and comfort, honor them appropriately, and keep worshipping them through reverent salutations and acts of veneration.

Word by Word

द्रोहम्harm, hostility

नnot

मनसाby mind, mentally

वाor, even

अपिalso, even

गोषुamong/with respect to cows

नित्यम्always

सुखप्रदःgiver of comfort/benefit

अर्चयेत्should worship/honor

सदाalways

चand

एवindeed, just

नमस्कारैःwith salutations

चand

पूजयेत्should honor/worship

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

cows (go)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches complete non-malice toward cows—extending even to one’s thoughts—combined with ongoing positive duty: provide them comfort, treat them with due honor, and maintain reverent worship through salutations and respectful service.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Vyāsa delivers a prescriptive dharma statement: how one should relate to cows—internally (no hostile intent) and externally (care, honor, and worship).