Shloka 68
प्रार्थयेयं त्वया सख्यं पुनरेव जनाधिप । वरं ददामि ते राजन् राज्यस्यार्धमवाप्रुहि,“नरेश्वर! मैं पुनः तुमसे मैत्रीके लिये प्रार्थना करता हूँ। राजन! मैं तुम्हें वर देता हूँ, तुम इस राज्यका आधा भाग मुझसे ले लो
prārthayeyam tvayā sakhyaṃ punar eva janādhipa | varaṃ dadāmi te rājan rājyasyārdham avāpruhi ||
“O lord of men, I ask you once again for friendship. O king, I grant you a boon—accept from me half of this kingdom.”
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic approach to conflict: restoring friendship through humility and a concrete act of fairness. Offering half the kingdom frames political power as negotiable in service of peace and right relationship.
A king addresses another ruler, renewing a request for friendship and formalizing it with a generous proposal: he offers a boon and invites the other to take half of the kingdom, signaling an attempt at settlement and alliance rather than hostility.