Mahabharata 4.28.27 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 28, Shloka 27

कृपवाक्यं तथा नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel and a Discourse on Statecraft

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत योहरणपर्वमें द्रोणवाक्य एवं गुप्तचर भेजनेसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

devatātithipūjāsu sarvabhāvānurāgavān | iṣṭadāno mahotsāhaḥ svasvadharmaparāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Dalam pemujaan dan penghormatan kepada para dewa serta para tamu, akan ada niat baik dan kasih sayang yang sepenuh hati. Orang-orang akan bergembira dalam memberi dana, dipenuhi semangat besar, dan tetap teguh menjalankan dharma masing-masing.”

Word by Word

• देवता: in (the matter of) deities / worship of deities
• देवता: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अतिथि-पूजासु: in the worships of guests
• अतिथि-पूजासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि-पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• सर्व-भाव-अनुरागवान्: possessing affection with one’s whole disposition (entire-heartedly affectionate)
• सर्व-भाव-अनुरागवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भाव-अनुरागवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इष्ट-दानः: fond of giving / one for whom giving is dear
• इष्ट-दानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट-दान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महा-उत्साहः: of great enthusiasm / great zeal
• महा-उत्साहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-उत्साह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्व-स्व-धर्म-परायणः: devoted to one’s own respective duty
• स्व-स्व-धर्म-परायणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-स्व-धर्म-परायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• devatā (deities)
• atithi (guests)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises a dharmic social ideal: honoring gods and guests with wholehearted respect, valuing charity, maintaining enthusiasm for righteous action, and remaining steadfast in one’s own duties (sva-dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, this line functions as a descriptive statement of virtuous conduct and social harmony—highlighting worship, hospitality, generosity, and adherence to duty as prevailing qualities.