Shloka 376

Devanagari script

प्रसादमस्य बालस्य तस्मात्‌ त्वं कर्तुमहसि । “महाबाहो! यह उस मन्दबुद्धि जयद्रथका पौत्र तुम्हारी शरणमें आया है। अत: इस बालकपर तुम्हें कृपा करनी चाहिये

Transliteration

prasādam asya bālasya tasmāt tvaṁ kartum arhasi |

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。ゆえに汝はこの幼子に恩寵を与えるべきである。この子は――愚鈍なるジャヤドラタの孫――汝の庇護を求めて来た。ゆえに彼に憐れみを示すことこそ相応しい。

Word by Word

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• बालस्य: of the boy/child
• बालस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that reason
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Ablative adverbial (reason/therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do, to make
• कर्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: तुमुन्, Infinitive

• अर्हसि: you ought/are worthy (to)
• अर्हसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Jayadratha
• Jayadratha’s grandson (unnamed child)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When someone—especially a vulnerable child—comes seeking refuge, dharma favors compassion and protection. Even if the person is connected to an enemy lineage, the ethical duty is to grant mercy rather than act from resentment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates an appeal urging a powerful warrior to show favor to a boy identified as Jayadratha’s grandson. The child has approached in surrender, and the speaker frames mercy as the proper response.