Shloka 10

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 60: Arjuna’s return, auspicious omens, and mission delegation

Devanagari script

यो य इच्छेत विप्रो वै यत्र यत्रात्मन: प्रियम्‌ । भगीरथस्तदा प्रीतस्तत्र तत्राददद्‌ वशी

Transliteration

yo ya icchet vipro vai yatra yatrātmanaḥ priyam | bhagīrathas tadā prītas tatra tatrādadad vaśī ||

Translation

ナーラダは言った。「婆羅門が何を望もうとも——どこであれ己の心にかなうものを求めるなら——その場その時に、自制あるバギーラタは喜んでそれを与えた。」

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इच्छेत्: would desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विप्रः: a brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• आत्मनः: of himself / of one’s own
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रियम्: dear (thing), pleasing (object)
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भगीरथः: Bhagīratha
• भगीरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• प्रीतः: pleased, satisfied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: in that very place / wherever (there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• आददत्: gave, granted
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (आ + दा)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वशी: self-controlled, masterful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhagīratha
• vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises a ruler’s dharmic generosity: a self-controlled king, pleased by worthy requesters, grants what is desired—especially to brāhmaṇas—showing that restraint (vaśitva) and giving (dāna) together uphold righteous kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes Bhagīratha’s conduct: whenever a brāhmaṇa expressed a wish for something pleasing to him, Bhagīratha, being delighted and self-mastered, would grant the request in each instance.