Shloka 11

Devanagari script

शिवास्ते सन्तु पन्थानो मा च ते परिपन्थिन: । आगताश्च तथा पुत्र भवन्त्वद्रोहचेतस:,“तेरा मार्ग मंगलमय हो। बेटा! तेरे पास शत्रु न आयें। जो आ जाय॑ँ, उनके मनमें तेरे प्रति द्रोहकी भावना न रहे

Transliteration

śivās te santu panthāno mā ca te paripanthinaḥ | āgatāś ca tathā putra bhavantv adrohacetasaḥ ||

Translation

तुझे मार्ग मंगलमय होवोत; आणि तुला कोणी अडथळा आणणारा त्रास देऊ नये. पुत्रा, जे कोणी तुझ्या जवळ येतील, तेही वैरभावरहित, द्रोहशून्य मनानेच येवोत.

Word by Word

शिवाःauspicious, благоприятные

तेfor you (to you)

सन्तुlet them be

पन्थानःpaths, ways

माdo not (prohibitive)

चand

तेof you / your

परिपन्थिनःobstructors, enemies on the way

आगताःhaving come, arrived

चand

तथाlikewise, so

पुत्रO son

भवन्तुlet them be / may they become

अद्रोहचेतसःwith minds free from malice (non-hostile-minded)

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse expresses a dharmic benediction: one should seek auspicious passage and wish that even potential adversaries approach without malice. It highlights the ethical ideal of reducing hostility through goodwill and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana voices a blessing for someone setting out or proceeding on a course: may the journey be safe, free from obstructors, and may any who come near do so without hostile intent.