Shloka 19

Devanagari script

वदान्य: सत्यसंधश्च सर्वभूतहिते रत: । वर्तमान: पितु: शास्त्रे ब्राह्मणानां तथैव च,*वे उदार, सत्यप्रतिज्ञ और समस्त प्राणियोंके हितमें तत्पर रहनेवाले थे। पिता तथा ब्राह्मणोंके आदेशके अनुसार चलते थे

Transliteration

vadānyaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca sarvabhūtahite rataḥ | vartamānaḥ pituḥ śāstre brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaiva ca ||

Translation

Vāyu berkata: “Ia dermawan, teguh pada ikrar kebenaran, dan tekun mengupayakan kesejahteraan semua makhluk. Ia hidup menurut ajaran ayahnya, dan demikian pula menaati ketetapan śāstra yang diajarkan para Brāhmaṇa.”

Word by Word

वदान्यःgenerous

सत्यसन्धःtrue to his pledge

चand

सर्वभूतहितेin the welfare of all beings

रतःengaged, devoted

वर्तमानःconducting himself, abiding

पितुःof (his) father

शास्त्रेin the instruction/command

ब्राह्मणानाम्of the Brahmins

तथाso, likewise

एवindeed, just

चand

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyu)

प

पिता (father)

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇas)

स

सर्वभूत (all beings)

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 presents an ethical ideal: generosity joined with unwavering truthfulness, universal benevolence, and disciplined obedience to legitimate authority—especially one’s father and the dharmic guidance of learned Brāhmaṇas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing a person’s character by listing virtues and conduct: he is portrayed as charitable, faithful to truth and promises, committed to the good of all beings, and living according to the instructions of his father and the prescriptions upheld by Brāhmaṇas.