Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अवाप्य सत्कारमतीव तेभ्य: प्रोवाच कस्य प्रथिता: स्थ गोपा: । ऊचुस्ततस्ते< भ्युपगम्य सर्वे धनं तवेदं विहितं सुतस्य

Transliteration

avāpya satkāram atīva tebhyaḥ provāca kasya prathitāḥ stha gopāḥ | ūcus tatas tebhya upagamya sarve dhanaṁ tavedaṁ vihitaṁ sutasya ||

Translation

Having received great honor from them, Vibhaṇḍaka asked, “To whom do you belong—whose cowherds are you, famed as you are?” Then all of them approached him and replied, “This wealth is yours; it has been set aside for your son.”

Word by Word

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• सत्कारम्: honour, respectful reception
• सत्कारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अतीव: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कस्य: of whom? whose?
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रथिताः: well-known, famed
• प्रथिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथ् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्थ: are (you are)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गोपाः: cowherds
• गोपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: they said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भ्युपगम्य: having approached
• भ्युपगम्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपगम् (धातु) (अभि-उप-गम्)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धनम्: wealth, property
• धनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विहितम्: arranged, set aside, assigned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि-धा + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सुतस्य: of (your) son
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

विभाण्डक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vibhaṇḍaka
• gopāḥ (cowherds)
• suta (son)
• dhana (wealth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through satkāra (respectful hospitality) and communal responsibility: those who honor a worthy person also recognize obligations connected to family welfare, here by setting aside wealth for the benefit of the son through the father.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being warmly received, Vibhaṇḍaka questions the identity and affiliation of the renowned cowherds. They approach and inform him that the wealth they have brought is meant for him, specifically arranged for his son.