Shloka 31

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

तेषां तुष्टा प्रदास्यामि राज्यमायुर्वपु: सुतम्‌ । प्रवासे नगरे चापि संग्रामे शत्रुसंकटे

Transliteration

teṣāṁ tuṣṭā pradāsyāmi rājyam āyur vapuḥ sutam | pravāse nagare cāpi saṅgrāme śatrusaṅkaṭe

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dengan berkenan kepada mereka, aku akan mengurniakan kedaulatan, umur panjang, kesejahteraan tubuh, dan putera—baik ketika mereka dalam pembuangan mahupun ketika tinggal di kota, bahkan di tengah peperangan, dalam bahaya musuh.”

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them / to them

तुष्टाpleased, satisfied

प्रदास्यामिI will give

राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty

आयुःlife, lifespan

वपुःbody, form

सुतम्son

प्रवासेin exile / while away

नगरेin the city

चand

अपिalso, even

संग्रामेin battle

शत्रु-संकटेin danger from enemies / in enemy peril

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

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 frames righteous favor as comprehensive protection: when one is pleased with worthy persons, the blessing is not limited to comfort but extends across all conditions—exile, civic life, and the extremity of war—granting stability (rājya), vitality (āyuḥ), health (vapuḥ), and continuity of lineage (suta).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a promise of reward: the speaker (implicitly a benefactor or divine/royal authority within the story) declares satisfaction with certain persons and vows to bestow major boons upon them, assuring their welfare in exile, in the city, and in the dangers of battle against enemies.