Shloka 12

Devanagari script

राजोवाच एवमेतत््‌ त्वया भद्रे कर्तव्यमविशड्कया । मद्धितार्थ तथा>>त्मार्थ कुलार्थ चाप्यनिन्दिते,राजा बोले-भद्रे! अनिन्दिते! मेरे, तुम्हारे तथा कुलके हितके लिये तुम्हें नि:शंकभावसे इसी प्रकार यह सब कार्य करना चाहिये

Transliteration

rājovāca evam etat tvayā bhadre kartavyam aviśaṅkayā | mad-dhitārthaṃ tathātmārthaṃ kulārthaṃ cāpy anindite ||

Translation

Царь сказал: «Да — именно так. О благородная, исполни это без колебаний. О безупречная, это ради моего блага, твоего блага и блага нашего рода».

Word by Word

राजाthe king

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus, in this way

एतत्this (is)

त्वयाby you

भद्रेO auspicious lady

कर्तव्यम्is to be done / should be done

अविशङ्कयाwithout hesitation, fearlessly

मत्of me / my

हितार्थम्for (my) welfare/benefit

तथाand likewise

आत्मार्थम्for your own sake

कुलार्थम्for the family's sake

चand

अपिalso

अनिन्दितेO blameless one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

the king (rājā)

a noble/blameless lady addressed as bhadre/anindite

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames action as dharma when it is performed decisively and without wavering, especially when it aims at the legitimate welfare of self, spouse/partner, and the wider family or lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king addresses a woman respectfully (“bhadre,” “anindite”) and instructs her to carry out a certain course of action confidently, justifying it as beneficial for him, for her, and for their family as a whole.