Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स त्वं यज्ञैमहाराज यजस्व बहुदक्षिणै: । यथैवेन्द्रो मनुष्येन्द्र चिराय विगतज्वर:,“महाराज! नरेन्द्र। आप भी इन्द्रके समान ही चिन्ता और शोकसे रहित हो दीर्घ कालतक बहुत-सी दक्षिणावाले यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करते रहिये

Transliteration

sa tvaṁ yajñai mahārāja yajasva bahudakṣiṇaiḥ | yathaivendro manuṣyendra cirāya vigatajvaraḥ ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Потому, о великий царь, совершай жертвоприношения, щедрые на дакшину — дары жрецам-совершителям. Подобно Индре, о владыка людей, пребывай долго без “жара” смятения — без тревоги и скорби — и утверждай свое царство такими праведными обрядами.»

Word by Word

सःhe/that (you)

त्वम्you

यज्ञैःby/with sacrifices

महाराजO great king

यजस्वperform sacrifice / worship

बहु-दक्षिणैःwith abundant fees/gifts (as dakṣiṇā)

यथाjust as

एवindeed/just

इन्द्रःIndra

मनुष्येन्द्रO lord of men (king)

चिरायfor a long time / long

विगत-ज्वरःfree from fever/affliction (free from anxiety)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Indra

Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Yajña (sacrifice)

Dakṣiṇā (sacrificial gifts)

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?

A king should stabilize his reign and inner life through dharmic action—especially yajña supported by generous dakṣiṇā—so that public order and personal peace replace the ‘fever’ of grief and anxiety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses the king with counsel: undertake many sacrifices with ample gifts, and, like Indra, remain long free from mental turmoil—an exhortation toward restoration and righteous governance in the Śānti context.