Shloka 84

Devanagari script

भुक्तवत्सु द्विजेन्द्रेष यथावत्‌ सम्प्रदापयेत्‌ । वाचकं भरतश्रेष्ठ भोजयित्वा स्वलंकृतम्‌

Transliteration

bhuktavatsu dvijendreṣu yathāvat sampradāpayet | vācakaṃ bharataśreṣṭha bhojayitvā svalakṛtam, bharatabhūṣaṇa |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Setelah para brāhmaṇa utama selesai bersantap, hendaknya diberikan kepada mereka derma yang patut menurut tata cara yang semestinya. Lalu, wahai yang terbaik di antara keturunan Bharata, setelah memuliakan sang pelantun kisah—yang dihias dengan busana dan perhiasan—hendaknya ia diberi santapan terbaik; sesudah itu layaklah ia dipuaskan dengan pemberian dan penghormatan.”

Word by Word

• भुक्तवत्सु: when (they are) fed / after eating
• भुक्तवत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्तवत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• द्विजेन्द्रेषु: among the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजेन्द्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• यथावत्: properly, duly
• यथावत्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• सम्प्रदापयेत्: should cause to be given / should give (as donation)
• सम्प्रदापयेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-दा (ददाति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• वाचकम्: the reciter/narrator
• वाचकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• भरतश्रेष्ठ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भोजयित्वा: having fed
• भोजयित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भोजय् (causative of भुज्)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada, true

• स्वलंकृतम्: well-adorned
• स्वलंकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-अलंकृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भरतभूषण: O ornament of the Bharatas
• भरतभूषण: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतभूषण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahmins (dvija)
• Vācaka (reciter/reader)
• Bharata lineage (addressed person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

After a sacred recitation concludes, dharma requires gratitude expressed through proper hospitality: first feed the learned Brahmins, then give them suitable gifts; also honor the reciter with adornment, good food, and respectful donations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the correct concluding conduct after the completion of a full sacred narration (kathā): the audience/host should complete the rite by feeding Brahmins, giving them appropriate dāna, and then specially honoring and rewarding the vācaka (reciter).