Shloka 9
Adhyāya 11 — Maṇḍala-vicāra and Ṣāḍguṇya-prayoga
Circle-of-Kings Analysis and the Six Policies
कि तु मद्गबचनाद् ब्रूहि राजानं भरतर्षभ । यद् यदिच्छसि यावच्च गृहतां मद्गृूहादिति,“आप मेरी ओरसे राजा धृतराष्ट्रसे कहिये कि भरतश्रेष्ठत आप जो-जो वस्तु जितनी मात्रामें लेना चाहते हों, उसे मेरे घरसे ग्रहण कीजिये”
kiṃ tu mad-vacanād brūhi rājānaṃ bharatarṣabha | yad yad icchasi yāvac ca gṛhyatāṃ mad-gṛhād iti ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Pero, por mi palabra, dile al rey, oh toro entre los Bhāratas: “Lo que desees, y en la medida que lo desees, tómese de mi casa.”»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dāna and atithi-sevā—ethical generosity and hospitality—especially toward elders and those in vulnerable circumstances, offering resources without calculation and with respectful intent.
Vaiśampāyana reports a message to be conveyed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra: he is invited to take from the speaker’s household whatever he needs and in whatever quantity, indicating support for the king during the forest-dwelling phase of the story.