Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यस्तु सर्वमभिप्रेक्ष्य पूर्वमेवाभिभाषते । स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषी च तस्य लोक: प्रसीदति,जो सभीको देखकर पहले ही बात करता है और सबसे मुसकराकर ही बोलता है, उसपर सब लोग प्रसन्न रहते हैं

Transliteration

yas tu sarvam abhiprekṣya pūrvam evābhibhāṣate | smitapūrvābhibhāṣī ca tasya lokaḥ prasīdati ||

Translation

Ia yang, setelah memperhatikan semua orang, lebih dahulu menyapa—dan berbicara dengan senyum—mendapatkan keridaan orang banyak; dunia di sekelilingnya menjadi berkenan kepadanya.

Word by Word

यःwho

तुbut/indeed

सर्वम्everything / all (things)

अभिप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at / after observing

पूर्वम्before/first

एवindeed/just

अभिभाषतेspeaks / addresses

स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषीone who speaks after (first) smiling; smiling-first speaker

चand

तस्यof him

लोकःpeople / the world

प्रसीदतिis pleased / becomes favorable

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śakra (Indra)

loka (people/society)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Initiative in courteous communication—observing others, speaking first when appropriate, and addressing them with a smile—creates goodwill and social harmony; people naturally become pleased with such a person.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) is describing a mark of good conduct: a person who attentively regards those present and greets or speaks first, doing so with a smile, becomes well-liked and receives favorable regard from people.