Shloka 32

Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa

Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment

Devanagari script

अनिसृष्टानि गुरुणा फलानि मनुजर्षभ । भक्षितानि महाराज तत्र मां शाधि मा चिरम्‌,“नरश्रेष्ठ! मैंने बड़े भाईके दिये बिना ही उनके बगीचेसे फल लेकर खा लिये हैं; महाराज! इसके लिये मुझे शीघ्र दण्ड दीजिये”

Transliteration

anissṛṣṭāni guruṇā phalāni manujarṣabha | bhakṣitāni mahārāja tatra māṃ śādhi mā ciram ||

Translation

వ్యాసుడు అన్నాడు—ఓ నరశ్రేష్ఠా, ఓ మహారాజా! అగ్రజుని అనుమతి లేకుండానే నాకు అనుగ్రహించబడని ఫలాలను నేను భక్షించాను. ఈ దోషానికి నన్ను వెంటనే శిక్షించండి; ఆలస్యం చేయకండి.

Word by Word

• अनिसृष्टानि: not permitted / not given leave (to take)
• अनिसृष्टानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिसृष्ट (नि+सृज्, क्त; with neg. अ-)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• गुरुणा: by the elder / by the teacher
• गुरुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• मनुजर्षभ: O bull among men (best of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भक्षितानि: eaten
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्षित (भक्ष्, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-राज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: therein / in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• शाधि: punish / instruct (me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• चिरम्: for long / long (delay)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Mahārāja (the king addressed)
• guru (elder/teacher)
• phalāni (fruits)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even small acts of appropriation—taking something not explicitly permitted—violate dharma. Ethical living includes restraint, respect for authority/elders, and readiness to accept correction without excuses.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa addresses a king and confesses that he ate fruits from an elder’s garden without being given permission. He asks for immediate punishment/correction, emphasizing prompt accountability.