Shloka 15

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

प्रादाच्च द्रविणं प्रीत्या याचकानां नरेश्वर: । यथोक्तवन्तस्ते तस्मिंस्तत: पठचगुणाधिकम्‌

Transliteration

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

Translation

ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನರೇಶ್ವರನು ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಯಾಚಕರಿಗೆ ಧನವನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡಿದನು; ಆ ಯಜ್ಞದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಎಷ್ಟು ಕೇಳಿದರೋ, ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಐದುಪಟ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ನೀಡಿದನು.

Word by Word

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), 3, Singular, परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• द्रविणम्: wealth, riches
• द्रविणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रीत्या: with joy/affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• याचकानाम्: of the supplicants/beggars
• Type: Noun
• Root: याचक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• नरेश्वरः: the king (lord of men)
• नरेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• उक्तवन्तः: having said; those who said
• उक्तवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्तवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/occasion)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पञ्चगुणाधिकम्: fivefold more; exceeding by five times
• पञ्चगुणाधिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चगुणाधिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• nareśvara (the king)
• yācakāḥ (petitioners/beggars)
• draviṇa (wealth)
• yajña (sacrifice; implied by context)

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.