Shloka 80

Devanagari script

पौरजानपदा: सर्वे प्रायश: कुरुनन्दन । सवृद्धबालसहिता: शंसन्ति त्वां युधिष्ठिर,“कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिर! प्रायः नगर और जनपदमें निवास करनेवाले आबालवृद्ध सब लोग आपकी प्रशंसा करते हैं

Transliteration

paurajānāpadāḥ sarve prāyaśaḥ kurunandana | savṛddhabālasahitāḥ śaṃsanti tvāṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, kebanggaan wangsa Kuru—hampir semua warga kota dan rakyat pedesaan, bersama para tua dan anak-anak, menuturkan pujian tentangmu.”

Word by Word

पौराःtownsmen/citizens

जानपदाःcountryfolk/people of the districts

सर्वेall

प्रायशःfor the most part/mostly

कुरुनन्दनO delight of the Kurus

स-वृद्ध-बाल-सहिताःaccompanied by the old and the young (i.e., with elders and children)

शंसन्तिpraise/commend

त्वाम्you

युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kuru dynasty (Kurunandana)

paurāḥ (townspeople)

jānapadāḥ (countryfolk)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma is validated not merely by power but by the broad, cross-generational trust of the people—city and countryside alike—who recognize and praise ethical conduct and steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that Yudhiṣṭhira is widely praised by the populace—both urban citizens and rural inhabitants, including elders and children—highlighting his standing and moral authority.