Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततस्तथा तद्‌ व्यदधाद्‌ यथावत्‌ पुरुषर्षभ । सह पुत्रेण मत्स्यस्य प्रह्ष्टा भरतर्षभा:

Transliteration

tatastathā tad vyadadhād yathāvat puruṣarṣabha | saha putreṇa matsyasya prahṛṣṭā bharatarṣabhāḥ ||

Translation

అనంతరం అతడు అదే విధంగా ఆ కార్యాన్ని యథావిధిగా, క్రమబద్ధంగా నిర్వహించాడు, ఓ పురుషశ్రేష్ఠా. కార్యం యథోచితంగా సిద్ధించినదాన్ని చూచి మత్స్యరాజుని కుమారుడు మరియు హర్షితులైన భరతశ్రేష్ఠ వీరులు పరమానందంతో ఉల్లసించారు.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तथाthus, in that manner

तत्that (thing/task)

व्यदधात्he arranged/performed

यथावत्properly, as prescribed

पुरुषर्षभO bull among men

सहtogether with

पुत्रेणwith (the) son

मत्स्यस्यof the Matsya (kingdom/king)

प्रहृष्टाdelighted, very pleased

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Matsya (kingdom/royal house)

son of Matsya

Bharatas (Bharata heroes)

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?

The verse highlights yathāvat—doing a task properly, in the right manner and order. Competent, rule-aligned action brings collective satisfaction and strengthens social and political harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the relevant arrangement or undertaking was completed correctly. As a result, the Matsya prince and the Bharata heroes are pleased and heartened by the successful, proper execution.