Shloka 22

Vidura’s Message to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Authorization for Dāna and Public Welfare (विदुरवाक्यम्—दानानुज्ञा)

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वे नारदं विप्रसंघा: सम्पूजयामासुरतीव राजन्‌ | राज्ञ: प्रीत्या धृतराष्ट्रस्य ते वै पुन: पुन: सम्प्रहशस्तदानीम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sarve nāradaṃ viprasaṅghāḥ sampūjayāmāsur atīva rājan | rājñaḥ prītyā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya te vai punaḥ punaḥ samprahaśas tadānīm, rājan |

Translation

Alors, toutes les assemblées de brahmanes réunies rendirent à Nārada un hommage ardent, ô Roi. Et, voyant la joie du roi Dhṛtarāṣṭra, eux aussi, à maintes reprises, éclatèrent de rire et d’allégresse en cet instant—ô Roi.

Word by Word

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

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

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विप्र-संघाः: assemblies/groups of brahmins
• विप्र-संघाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रसङ्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्पूजयामासुः: they honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• अतीव: exceedingly, very much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

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

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रीत्या: by/with joy, out of pleasure
• प्रीत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhritarashtra
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• सम्प्रहशन्: rejoicing/laughing greatly
• सम्प्रहशन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + हस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nārada
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• viprasaṅgha (Brahmin assemblies)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honoring a realized sage is a dharmic act that elevates the whole assembly; when a ruler’s heart is pleased by righteous company and reverence, that joy becomes communal, fostering concord and auspiciousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Nārada’s arrival, the gathered Brahmins collectively pay him special honor. Dhṛtarāṣṭra is visibly pleased, and the group repeatedly expresses shared happiness and cheerful laughter in response.