Shloka 37

Devanagari script

लभतां वीरलोक॑ स ससहायो नराधिप:

Transliteration

labhatāṁ vīralokaṁ sa sa-sahāyo narādhipaḥ

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—“హే నరాధిపా, ఆ రాజు తన సహాయులతో కూడి వీరలోకమును పొందుగాక.” ఇది గంభీరమైన ఆశీర్వచనము; కష్టాలలో నిలిచిన స్థైర్యము, విశ్వాసము, రాజధర్మము—ఇవి కేవలం లోకఫలముకాక గౌరవనీయమైన పరలోకగతిని ప్రసాదించునని ఇది ధృవీకరించుచున్నది।

Word by Word

लभताम्let the two obtain / may the two attain

वीरलोकम्the world of heroes

सःhe

सहायःcompanion / ally

नराधिपःking (lord of men)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

narādhipaḥ (the king, unnamed here)

vīraloka (realm of heroes)

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 conveys a dharmic valuation of life and death: a ruler who endures his appointed path with courage and fidelity—supported by loyal companions—deserves ‘vīraloka’, an honored destiny associated with valor and righteous resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana offers a formal blessing about a king previously under discussion, stating that he, along with his companions, may reach the heroic realm—an evaluative comment that frames the preceding events in terms of merit and honorable outcome.