Shloka 22

कृपवाक्यं तथा नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel and a Discourse on Statecraft

Devanagari script

गावश्च बहुलास्तत्र न कृशा न च दुर्बला: । पयांसि दथघिसर्पीषि रसवन्ति हितानि च,“उन जनपदमें गौओंकी अधिकता होगी और वे गौएँ कृश या दुर्बल न होकर खूब हृष्ट- पुष्ट होंगी। उनके दूध, दही और घी भी बड़े स्वादिष्ट तथा हितकारी होंगे

Transliteration

gāvaś ca bahulās tatra na kṛśā na ca durbalāḥ | payāṃsi dadhi ghṛta-sarpīṃṣi rasavanti hitāni ca ||

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਉਸ ਦੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਾਂਵਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੋਣਗੀਆਂ; ਉਹ ਨਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ ਹੋਣਗੀਆਂ, ਨਾ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ, ਸਗੋਂ ਹ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ-ਪੁਸ਼ਟ ਤੇ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਹੋਣਗੀਆਂ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਦੁੱਧ, ਦਹੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਘੀ ਰਸਦਾਰ ਤੇ ਹਿਤਕਾਰੀ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ—ਇਹ ਸਮ੍ਰਿੱਧੀ ਅਤੇ ਧਰਮ-ਵਿਵਸਥਾ ਨਾਲ ਪਾਲੇ ਦੇਸ ਦੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

गावःcows

चand

बहुलाःmany, abundant

तत्रthere

नnot

कृशाःthin, emaciated

नnor

चand

दुर्बलाःweak

पयांसिmilks

दधिcurd, yogurt

घृतghee

सर्पीषिclarified butter (ghee), fats

रसवन्तिtasty, full of flavor

हितानिwholesome, beneficial

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

cows

milk

curd (dadhi)

ghee/clarified butter (ghṛta/sarpis)

janapada (region/country)

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 presents abundance and health of cattle and dairy as markers of a well-ordered society: when a land is properly governed and dharma is upheld, prosperity appears in tangible, life-sustaining forms that are both enjoyable (rasavat) and beneficial (hita).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the condition of a certain region (janapada), emphasizing its prosperity through plentiful, healthy cows and the quality of their dairy products—an auspicious depiction of the land’s well-being.