Shloka 15

Devanagari script

भोजनाच्छादने चैषां नित्यं मे श्वशुरः स्थित: । रामप्रभृतय: सर्वे भजन्त्यन्धकवृष्णय:,मेरे श्वशुरजी प्रतिदिन इनके भोजन-वस्त्र आदिकी समुचित व्यवस्थापर दृष्टि रखते हैं। बलरामजी आदि सभी अन्धकवंशी तथा वृष्णिवंशी यादव उनकी सुख-सुविधाका ध्यान रखते हैं

Transliteration

bhojanācchādane caiṣāṃ nityaṃ me śvaśuraḥ sthitaḥ | rāmaprabhṛtayaḥ sarve bhajanty andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “As for their food and clothing, my father-in-law is constantly attentive, ensuring proper provision. And all the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis—beginning with Balarāma—render service and look after their comfort.”

Word by Word

भोजनin food / regarding food

आच्छादनेin clothing/covering

चand

एषाम्of these (people)

नित्यम्always

मेmy

श्वशुरःfather-in-law

स्थितःstands/is engaged (in attending)

रामBalarama (and others)

प्रभृतयःbeginning with / headed by

सर्वेall

भजन्तिserve/attend upon

अन्धकAndhakas

वृष्णयःVrishnis

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

śvaśura (father-in-law)

Balarāma (Rāma)

Andhakas

Vṛṣṇis

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?

The verse highlights gṛhastha-dharma and kinship responsibility: ensuring food and clothing for those under one’s care is a continuous duty, and noble families express dharma through practical service and attentive support rather than mere words.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the speaker’s father-in-law regularly oversees arrangements for food and clothing, while the Yādava clans—especially Balarāma and others among the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis—actively attend to the well-being and comfort of the concerned persons.