Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यथोपजोष॑ राजेन्द्र द्विजातिप्रवरस्यथ सा | प्रीतिमुत्पादयामास कन्यारत्नमनिन्दिता,राजेन्द्र! उस अनिन्द्य कन्यारत्न कुन्तीने उन श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्यणको उनकी रुचिके अनुसार सेवा करके अत्यन्त प्रसन्न कर लिया

Transliteration

yathopajoṣa rājendra dvijāti-pravarasya tha sā | prītim utpādayāmāsa kanyāratnam aninditā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai raja yang terbaik, Kuntī—permata gadis yang tidak bercela—melayani brahmana terunggul di antara yang dua kali lahir itu menurut kehendak dan kesukaannya, lalu dengan demikian memperoleh keredaan dan kepuasan yang mendalam daripadanya.”

Word by Word

यथाas, in the manner that

उपजोषम्according to (his) liking/pleasure

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

द्विजाति-प्रवरस्यof the foremost among the twice-born

अथthen, now

साshe

प्रीतिम्pleasure, satisfaction

उत्पादयामासproduced, caused (to arise)

कन्या-रत्नम्the jewel-like maiden

अनिन्दिताblameless, irreproachable

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājendra (the addressed king, traditionally Janamejaya)

Kuntī

dvijātipravara (a foremost brāhmaṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through attentive service: true respect is shown by understanding another’s needs and serving without pride, thereby earning goodwill through virtue rather than force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes how Kuntī, portrayed as blameless and exemplary, served a distinguished brāhmaṇa in a way that matched his preferences, and thus gained his sincere satisfaction—setting up the narrative consequences of that pleased relationship.