Shloka 28

जिसने सम्पूर्ण स्वार्थोका परित्याग कर दिया है, ऐसे कुलीन एवं बहुश्रुत विद्वान्‌ तपस्वीको देखकर राजा शय्या, आसन और भोजन देकर उसका सम्मान करे ।। तस्मिन्‌ कुर्वीत विश्वासं राजा कस्याज्चिदापदि । तापसेषु हि विश्वासमपि कुर्वन्ति दस्यव:

bhīṣma uvāca | yaḥ samasta-svārthān parityajya kulīnaḥ bahuśrutaś ca vidvān tapasvī taṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā śayyām āsanaṃ bhojanaṃ ca dattvā taṃ satkuryāt || tasmin kurvīta viśvāsaṃ rājā kasyāścid āpadi | tāpaseṣu hi viśvāsam api kurvanti dasyavaḥ ||

సమస్త స్వార్థాలను త్యజించిన సుకులజాతుడైన బహుశ్రుత తపస్విని రాజు చూచినప్పుడు, శయ్య, ఆసనం, భోజనం ఇచ్చి గౌరవించవలెను. అలాగే ఏదైనా ఆపద వచ్చినప్పుడు రాజు అతనిపై విశ్వాసం ఉంచవలెను; ఎందుకంటే తపస్వులపై దొంగలకూడా విశ్వాసం ఉంచుతారు.

तस्मिन्in him/therein
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कुर्वीतshould place/do (should have)
कुर्वीत:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
विश्वासम्trust, confidence
विश्वासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कस्यचित्of someone, of any (person)
कस्यचित्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
आपदिin calamity, in distress
आपदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआपद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
तापसेषुamong ascetics
तापसेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतापस
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
विश्वासम्trust
विश्वासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कुर्वन्तिthey do/make
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
दस्यवःrobbers, bandits
दस्यवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदस्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
king (rājā)
A
ascetic/sage (tāpasa/tapasvī)
R
robbers (dasyavaḥ)
B
bed (śayyā)
S
seat (āsana)
F
food (bhojana)

Educational Q&A

A king should honor selfless, learned ascetics with hospitality and regard them as trustworthy allies in times of crisis; their integrity is so compelling that even bandits place confidence in them.

In Bhishma’s instruction on royal duty (rājadharma) within the Śānti Parva, he advises the king on how to treat renunciant sages—offering them respectful provisions and relying on their counsel and reliability during adversity.