Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स चापि पालयामास यथावत्‌ तच्च वेत्थ ह । उनके बाद मेरे भाई पाण्डुने इस राज्यका यथावत्रूपसे पालन किया। इसे आप सब लोग जानते हैं। अपने प्रजापालनरूपी गुणके कारण ही वे आपलोगोंके परम प्रिय हो गये थे

Transliteration

sa cāpi pālayāmāsa yathāvat tac ca vettha ha |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Selepas itu, saudaraku Pāṇḍu juga memerintah kerajaan ini dengan sepatutnya—hal ini kamu semua maklum. Kerana kebajikannya yang terserlah dalam melindungi dan memelihara rakyat, baginda menjadi amat dikasihi oleh kamu semua.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पालयामास: protected/ruled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ), Perfect (completed past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथावत्: properly, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• तत्: that (fact/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• वेत्थ: you know
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Perfect (present-result knowledge), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍu
• rājya (the kingdom)
• prajā (subjects/people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma: a king’s legitimacy and belovedness arise from yathāvat rule—especially prajā-pālana, the active protection and welfare of the people. Ethical governance is presented as a primary royal virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, narrating the lineage and conduct of rulers, notes that Pāṇḍu (after the previous ruler) administered the kingdom properly. The narrator emphasizes that the people’s affection for him came from his exemplary care for his subjects.