Shloka 75

Devanagari script

भवतत्ष प्रशंसाभिनििन्दाभिरितरस्य च । कथायुक्ता: परिषद: पृथग्‌ राजन्‌ समागता:,“राजन्‌! साधारण लोग भिन्न-भिन्न सभाओंमें सम्मिलित होकर अथवा अलग-अलग समूह-के-समूह इकट्ठे होकर आपकी प्रशंसा और दुर्योधनकी निन्दासे ही सम्बन्ध रखनेवाली बातें करते हैं

Transliteration

bhavatāṃ ca praśaṃsābhiḥ nindābhiḥ itarasya ca | kathāyuktāḥ pariṣadaḥ pṛthak rājan samāgatāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, separate assemblies have gathered in different places, and their talk is filled with praise of you and blame of the other (your rival).”

Word by Word

• भवतः: of you (your)
• भवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रशंसा: praise
• प्रशंसा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निन्दा: censure/blame
• निन्दा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभि: towards; in relation to (prefix/preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• इतरस्य: of the other (person)
• इतरस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कथा: talk; discourse
• कथा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• युक्ताः: connected/engaged (with)
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परिषदः: assemblies; councils
• परिषदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिषद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पृथक्: separately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक्

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

• समागताः: assembled; gathered
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम्
• Form: Perfective (past participle), Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the king addressed, i.e., Janamejaya)
• itarasya (the rival/other party; contextually Duryodhana in the surrounding narration)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how public discourse often polarizes into praise of one leader and condemnation of another, reminding a ruler to be mindful of reputation, factionalism, and the ethical weight of speech in society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports to the king that people are gathering in separate groups and discussing events chiefly in terms of praising the addressed king/party and censuring the opposing figure, reflecting a charged political atmosphere.