Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वमपि तं काम॑ यज्ैविविधदक्षिणै: । धर्मे कुरु महाराज तत्र ते स भविष्यति,अतः महाराज! आप भी नाना प्रकारकी दक्षिणावाले यज्ञोंद्वारा अपनी उस कामनाको धर्ममें लगा दीजिये। वहाँ आपकी वह कामना सफल होगी

Transliteration

tasmāt tvam api taṃ kāmaṃ yajñair vividha-dakṣiṇaiḥ | dharme kuru mahārāja tatra te sa bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

కాబట్టి మహారాజా! మీరు కూడా నానావిధ దక్షిణలతో కూడిన యజ్ఞాల ద్వారా మీ ఆ కోరికను ధర్మమార్గంలో నియోగించండి; అక్కడే మీ కోరిక నెరవేరుతుంది.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore; from that

त्वम्you

अपिalso; even

तम्that (him/it)

कामम्desire; wish

यज्ञैःby sacrifices

विविधvarious; manifold

दक्षिणैःwith priestly fees/gifts

धर्मेin dharma; in righteousness

कुरुdo; place; apply

महाराजO great king

तत्रthere; in that (context/place)

तेof you; your

सःthat (it/he)

भविष्यतिwill be; will come to pass

अतःtherefore; hence

महाराजO great king

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

म

महाराज (Mahārāja)

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?

Desire should not be pursued by unrighteous means; it should be redirected into dharma. Performing yajñas with proper generosity (dakṣiṇā) is presented as an ethical way to sublimate personal aims into socially and spiritually constructive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a king, advising him to fulfill his aspiration by undertaking sacrifices accompanied by appropriate and varied gifts, emphasizing that success is assured when the wish is pursued within dharma.