Shloka 15

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

प्रादाच्च द्रविणं प्रीत्या याचकानां नरेश्वर: । यथोक्तवन्तस्ते तस्मिंस्तत: पठचगुणाधिकम्‌,महाराज हरिश्रन्द्रने बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ उस यज्ञमें याचकोंको, जितना उन्होंने माँगा, उससे पाँचगुना अधिक धन दान किया

Transliteration

prādāc ca draviṇaṃ prītyā yācakānāṃ nareśvaraḥ | yathoktavantas te tasmiṃs tataḥ pañcaguṇādhikam ||

Translation

ナーラダは語った。「王は心からの歓喜に動かされ、乞う者たちに財を施した。そしてその祭祀において彼らが口にした願いは何であれ、王はそれを五倍にして与えた。」

Word by Word

प्रादात्gave

चand

द्रविणम्wealth, riches

प्रीत्याwith joy/affection

याचकानाम्of the supplicants/beggars

नरेश्वरःthe king (lord of men)

यथाas, according to

उक्तवन्तःhaving said; those who said

तेthey

तस्मिन्in that (place/occasion)

ततःthen; thereafter

पञ्चगुणाधिकम्fivefold more; exceeding by five times

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

nareśvara (the king)

yācakāḥ (petitioners/beggars)

draviṇa (wealth)

yajña (sacrifice; implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous ruler practices dāna not as a minimal duty but as an expansive virtue: giving with prīti (gladness) and exceeding what is asked reflects inner integrity, compassion, and commitment to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes a king at a sacrificial occasion distributing wealth to petitioners; whatever amount they requested, he granted five times that amount, highlighting exemplary royal generosity.