Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणेषु सदा वृत्तिं कुर्वीथाश्वाप्रमादत: । बन्धूनां सुहृदां चैव भवेथास्त्वं गति: सदा,'प्रमाद छोड़कर सदा ब्राह्मणोंकी जीविकाकी व्यवस्था एवं रक्षा करना। बन्धुओं तथा सुहृदोंको सदैव सहारा देते रहना

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

brāhmaṇeṣu sadā vṛttiṁ kurvīthāśv apramādataḥ |

bandhūnāṁ suhṛdāṁ caiva bhavethās tvaṁ gatiḥ sadā ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Не проявляя небрежения, всегда заботься о пропитании и защите брахманов. А для родичей и доброжелателей будь неизменно прибежищем и опорой».

Word by Word

ब्राह्मणेषुamong/with regard to Brahmins

सदाalways

वृत्तिम्livelihood/maintenance

कुर्वीथyou should do/arrange

अप्रमादतःwithout negligence; carefully

बन्धूनाम्of (your) kinsmen

सुहृदाम्of (your) friends/well-wishers

चand

एवindeed/also

भवेथाःyou should be/become

त्वम्you

गतिःrefuge/support/means of help

सदाalways

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brāhmaṇas

bandhu (kinsmen/relatives)

suhṛt (friends/well-wishers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches vigilant, ongoing responsibility: ensure the sustenance and safety of Brāhmaṇas, and serve as a dependable refuge for one’s relatives and well-wishers—an ideal of dharmic leadership and social guardianship.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a counsel-like instruction is being conveyed that emphasizes practical dharma: providing for Brāhmaṇas and supporting one’s social circle. It functions as ethical guidance within the Vana Parva’s broader discourse on right conduct amid hardship.