Shloka 10

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 60: Arjuna’s return, auspicious omens, and mission delegation

Devanagari script

यो य इच्छेत विप्रो वै यत्र यत्रात्मन: प्रियम्‌ । भगीरथस्तदा प्रीतस्तत्र तत्राददद्‌ वशी

Transliteration

yo ya icchet vipro vai yatra yatrātmanaḥ priyam | bhagīrathas tadā prītas tatra tatrādadad vaśī ||

Translation

Apa pun yang diinginkan seorang brāhmaṇa—di mana pun ia menghendaki sesuatu yang berkenan di hatinya—di sanalah Bhagīratha yang menguasai diri, dengan gembira, segera mengaruniakannya.

Word by Word

यःwho (he who)

यःwho (whoever)

इच्छेत्would desire

विप्रःa brahmin

वैindeed

यत्रwhere

यत्रwherever

आत्मनःof himself / of one’s own

प्रियम्dear (thing), pleasing (object)

भगीरथःBhagīratha

तदाthen

प्रीतःpleased, satisfied

तत्रthere

तत्रin that very place / wherever (there)

आददत्gave, granted

वशीself-controlled, masterful

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Bhagīratha

vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises a ruler’s dharmic generosity: a self-controlled king, pleased by worthy requesters, grants what is desired—especially to brāhmaṇas—showing that restraint (vaśitva) and giving (dāna) together uphold righteous kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes Bhagīratha’s conduct: whenever a brāhmaṇa expressed a wish for something pleasing to him, Bhagīratha, being delighted and self-mastered, would grant the request in each instance.