Shloka 20

Aśvamedha-dīkṣā, Vyāsa’s horse-release, and Arjuna’s departure with Gāṇḍīva (आश्वमेधिक-दीक्षा तथा हय-उत्सर्गः)

Devanagari script

सहदेवस्तु कौरव्य समाधास्यति बुद्धिमान । कुट॒म्बतन्त्रं विधिवत्‌ सर्वमेव महायशा:,“कुरुनन्दन! महायशस्वी बुद्धिमान्‌ सहदेव कुटुम्ब-पालनसम्बन्धी समस्त कार्योंकी देखभाल करेंगे”

Transliteration

sahadevas tu kauravya samādhāsyati buddhimān | kuṭumbatantraṃ vidhivat sarvam eva mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O scion of the Kuru line, the wise and highly renowned Sahadeva will duly set in order and oversee the entire management of the household and its affairs.”

Word by Word

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कौरव्य: O Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समाधास्यति: will arrange/put in order/manage
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बुद्धिमान्: wise/intelligent
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुटम्बतन्त्रम्: the system/management of the household
• कुटम्बतन्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटम्बतन्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत्

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महायशाः: highly renowned
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sahadeva
• Kuru lineage (Kauravya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is sustained not only through grand rituals and royal policy but also through orderly, rule-based stewardship of the household. Wisdom expresses itself as competent administration, ensuring stability and well-being for dependents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the allocation of responsibilities: Sahadeva, praised as wise and renowned, is entrusted with properly organizing and overseeing the full system of household and family affairs.