Shloka 119

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य तदा राजा पितृकर्माणि सर्वश: । कारयामास मुदित: प्रीतिमानात्मजस्य ह,तदनन्तर महाराज दुष्यन्तने पिताको जो-जो कार्य करने चाहिये, वे सब उपनयन आदि संस्कार बड़े आनन्द और प्रेमके साथ अपने उस पुत्रके लिये (शास्त्र और कुलकी मर्यादाके अनुसार) कराये

Transliteration

tatas tasya tadā rājā pitṛkarmāṇi sarvaśaḥ | kārayāmāsa muditaḥ prītimān ātmajasya ha ||

Translation

Puis, en ce temps-là, le roi — réjoui et plein d’affection pour son fils — fit accomplir intégralement tous les rites qui incombent à un père, selon la Loi sacrée et les usages de sa lignée.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तस्यof him / for him (his)

तदाat that time

राजाthe king

पितृकर्माणिfatherly rites/duties (e.g., upanayana etc.)

सर्वशःentirely, in every way

कारयामासcaused to be done / had performed

मुदितःglad, delighted

प्रीतिमान्affectionate, full of love

आत्मजस्यof (his) son

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaishampayana

the king (Dushyanta, by context)

the son (Bharata, by context)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights pitṛ-dharma: a father (especially a king) must ensure the child’s proper samskāras and duties are fulfilled according to śāstra and family tradition, expressing love through responsible action that integrates the child into dharmic society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaishampayana narrates that the king, delighted with his son, arranges for all the appropriate paternal rites and ceremonies to be performed—such as the prescribed formative sacraments—fully and properly.