Shloka 35

Devanagari script

वरेणच्छन्दयामास त॑ नृपं स्विष्टकृत्तम: । अभयं च स जग्राह स्वसैन्ये वै महीपति:,वे उनकी अभीष्ट-सिद्धिमें सर्वोत्तम सहायक हो राजासे वर माँगनेका अनुरोध करने लगे। राजाने अपनी सेनाके प्रति अभयदान माँगा

Transliteration

vareṇacchandayāmāsa taṁ nṛpaṁ sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ | abhayaṁ ca sa jagrāha svasainye vai mahīpatiḥ ||

Translation

అప్పుడు స్విష్టకృత్‌శ్రేష్ఠుడు (అగ్నిదేవుడు) ఆ నృపుని వరం కోరమని ప్రేరేపించాడు. అప్పుడు భూపతి రాజు తన సైన్యానికి అభయం కావాలని వరం కోరాడు.

Word by Word

वरेणby a boon

अच्छन्दयामासcaused to desire / induced (to choose)

तंhim

नृपम्the king

स्विष्टकृत्तमःthe best performer of the sacrifice (the priest)

अभयम्fearlessness / assurance of safety

चand

सःhe

जग्राहaccepted / took

स्वसैन्येin/for his own army

वैindeed

महीपतिःthe lord of the earth (king)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nṛpa (the king)

sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ (the foremost sacrificer/priest)

sva-sainyam (the king’s army)

vara (boon)

abhaya (assurance of safety)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s ethical priority is the welfare and security of those under his protection. When offered personal advantage through a boon, the king chooses safety for his troops, reflecting dharma as guardianship rather than self-indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the sacrificial/ritual setting, an exemplary sacrificer invites the king to select a boon. The king responds by requesting 'abhaya'—a guarantee of safety—for his own army.