Shloka 115
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
कामान् कामी लभेत् काम॑ दीर्घ चायुरवाप्रुयात् ब्राह्मण: सर्ववेदी स्यात् क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत्
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
kāmān kāmī labhet kāmaṁ dīrghaṁ cāyur avāpnuyāt |
brāhmaṇaḥ sarvavedī syāt kṣatriyo vijayī bhavet ||
ਕਾਮਨਾ ਵਾਲਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਮਨਚਾਹੀਆਂ ਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਮੀ ਉਮਰ ਵੀ ਪਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਸਭ ਵੇਦਾਂ ਦਾ ਗਿਆਤਾ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਖ਼ਤਰੀ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse states a phalaśruti: through the relevant discipline/observance being described in context, one gains fitting rewards—fulfillment of aims and long life in general, Vedic mastery for a brāhmaṇa, and victory for a kṣatriya—showing how outcomes are framed according to one’s role and duty.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, is reporting the benefits promised for a practice being taught in this section of Śānti Parva. The line functions as a results-summary, encouraging adherence by listing concrete fruits for different classes of people.