Shloka 39

Adhyāya 129 — त्रिविधधर्म-निर्णयः

Threefold Sources of Dharma; Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti and Ṛṣi-dharma

Devanagari script

एवं सम्पूजितं रक्षो विप्रं तं प्रत्यपूजयत्‌ । सखायमकरोच्चैनं संयोज्यार्थमुमोच ह,ऐसा कहकर जब उस ब्राह्मणने राक्षसका समादर किया, तब राक्षसने भी ब्राह्मणका विशेष सत्कार किया। उसने ब्राह्मणको अपना मित्र बना लिया और उसे धन देकर छोड़ दिया

Transliteration

evaṃ sampūjitaṃ rakṣo vipraṃ taṃ pratyapūjayat | sakhāyam akaroc cainaṃ saṃyojyārtham umoca ha ||

Translation

かく敬われて、羅刹もまたその婆羅門に相応の礼を返した。彼を友とし、財を与え、そして解き放った。

Word by Word

एवम्thus

सम्पूजितम्having been duly honored

रक्षःthe rakshasa/demon

विप्रम्the brahmin

तम्him

प्रत्यपूजयत्honored in return

सखायम्as a friend / friend

अकरोत्made

चand

एनम्him

संयोज्यhaving joined/connected (with)

अर्थम्wealth; purpose (here: wealth)

उमोचreleased; let go

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (vipra)

र

राक्षस (rakṣaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Respect offered even to a feared or hostile being can evoke reciprocal respect; ethical conduct and courtesy can convert danger into friendship and lead to protection and benefit.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the brāhmaṇa honors the rākṣasa, the rākṣasa responds by honoring the brāhmaṇa, accepting him as a friend, giving him wealth, and releasing him.