Shloka 13

Śānti-parva Adhyāya 44 — Post-War Reassignment of Residences and Restorative Consolation (शान्तिपर्व अध्याय ४४)

Devanagari script

प्रददौ सहदेवाय संततं प्रियकारिणे । मुमुदे तच्च लब्ध्वासौ कैलासं धनदो यथा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | pradadau sahadevāya satataṁ priyakāriṇe | mumude tac ca labdhvāsau kailāsaṁ dhanado yathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Yudhiṣṭhira bestowed that splendid mansion upon Sahadeva, who was ever devoted to pleasing him. Having obtained it, Sahadeva rejoiced—just as Kubera, Lord of Wealth, rejoices upon attaining Kailāsa. The episode honors steady service and affection with fitting gifts, strengthening harmony among kin through righteous generosity.

Word by Word

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (दा)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहदेवाय: to Sahadeva
• सहदेवाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• संततम्: always/continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संतत

• प्रियकारिणे: to (him) who does what is pleasing
• प्रियकारिणे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• असौ: he (that person)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असद्/असौ (pronoun)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनदः: Kubera (giver of wealth)
• धनदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sahadeva
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kubera (Dhanada)
• Kailāsa
• mansion/palace (bhavana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous leadership includes recognizing consistent loyalty and service (satataṁ priyakāriṇe) and rewarding it appropriately; such generosity sustains unity and contentment within the royal household.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira grants a splendid residence to Sahadeva; Sahadeva becomes very happy, compared to Kubera’s joy upon attaining Kailāsa.