Shloka 6

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)

Devanagari script

तथा<नुजीविनो भृत्यान्‌ संश्रितानतिथीनपि । कामै: संतर्पयामास कृपणांस्तर्ककानपि,इसी तरह जिनकी जीविकाका भार उन्हींके ऊपर था, उन भृत्यों, शरणागतों तथा अतिथियोंको उन्होंने इच्छानुसार भोग्यपदार्थ देकर संतुष्ट किया। दीन-दुखियों तथा पूछे हुए प्रश्नोंका उत्तर देनेवाले ज्योतिषियोंको भी संतुष्ट किया

Transliteration

tathānujīvino bhṛtyān saṁśritān atithīn api | kāmaiḥ santarpayāmāsa kṛpaṇāṁs tarkakān api ||

Translation

तथानुजीविनो भृत्यान् संश्रितानतिथीनपि। कामैः संतर्पयामास कृपणांस्तर्ककानपि॥

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tathā', 'definition': 'likewise

• in the same manner'}, {'term': 'anujīvin', 'definition': 'one who lives in dependence on another

• dependent'}, {'term': 'bhṛtya', 'definition': 'servant

• one maintained by a patron'}, {'term': 'saṁśrita', 'definition': 'one who has taken refuge

• a dependent seeking protection'}, {'term': 'atithi', 'definition': 'guest (especially one who arrives unexpectedly and deserves hospitality)'}, {'term': 'kāma (kāmaiḥ)', 'definition': 'desired objects/pleasures

• with enjoyable provisions'}, {'term': 'santarpayāmāsa', 'definition': 'he satisfied

• he provided ample nourishment/comfort'}, {'term': 'kṛpaṇa', 'definition': 'poor

• pitiable'}, {'term': 'tarkaka', 'definition': 'reasoner

• one who answers questions (often understood here as professional consultants such as astrologers/interpreters)'}, {'term': 'api', 'definition': 'also

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• dependents (anujīvinaḥ)
• servants/retainers (bhṛtyāḥ)
• refuge-seekers (saṁśritāḥ)
• guests (atithayaḥ)
• the poor/distressed (kṛpaṇāḥ)
• reasoners/question-answerers (tarkakāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through generosity: a householder/king should sustain dependents, honor guests, protect those who seek refuge, and relieve the poor—ensuring social stability and moral order through timely, appropriate giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the central figure (the patron/king being described) distributes enjoyable provisions and support to various groups—servants and dependents, refugees, guests, the destitute, and professional advisers—thereby fulfilling obligations of hospitality, protection, and charity.