Shloka 5

अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion

Devanagari script

दास्यमैश्वर्यवादेन ज्ञातीनां न करोम्यहम्‌ । अर्ध भोक्तास्मि भोगानां वाग्दुरुक्तानि च क्षमे,मैं अपनी प्रभुता प्रकाशित करके जाति-भाइयों, कुटुम्बीजनोंको अपना दास बनाना नहीं चाहता। मुझे जो भोग प्राप्त होते हैं, उनका आधा भाग ही अपने उपभोगमें लाता हूँ, शेष आधा भाग कुट॒म्बीजनोंके लिये ही छोड़ देता हूँ। और उनकी कड़वी बातोंको सुनकर भी क्षमा कर देता हूँ

Transliteration

dāsyam aiśvaryavādena jñātīnāṃ na karomy aham | ardhabhoktāsmi bhogānāṃ vāgduruktāni ca kṣame ||

Translation

Vāyu berkata: “Aku tidak mahu, dengan menonjolkan kekuasaanku, menjadikan kaum kerabatku sebagai hamba. Apa jua kenikmatan yang datang kepadaku, hanya separuh aku nikmati; separuh lagi aku sisihkan untuk keluargaku. Dan walaupun mereka berkata-kata pedas, aku menahannya dengan kemaafan.”

Word by Word

दास्यम्servitude, slavery

ऐश्वर्य-वादेनby talk/boast of lordship (power)

ज्ञातीनाम्of kinsmen/relatives

नnot

करोमिI do/make

अहम्I

अर्ध-भोक्ताone who consumes half

अस्मिI am

भोगानाम्of enjoyments/pleasures

वाक्-दुरुक्तानिharsh/ill-spoken words

चand

क्षमेI forgive/endure

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

ज

ज्ञाति (kinsmen/relatives)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power should not be used to dominate one’s own people; dharma is shown through restraint, sharing one’s gains with family, and forgiving harsh speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes his own conduct as an ethical model: he refuses to assert authority to make relatives subservient, limits his personal enjoyment to half, allocates the remainder for his household/kinsmen, and practices patience and forgiveness toward their rude words.