Shloka 11

कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace

Devanagari script

संविभागोअत्र भूतानां सर्वेषामेव शिष्यते । तथैवापचमाने भ्य: प्रदेयं गृहमेधिना

Transliteration

saṁvibhāgo 'tra bhūtānāṁ sarveṣām eva śiṣyate | tathaivāpacamānebhyaḥ pradeyaṁ gṛhamedhinā ||

Translation

“ในที่นี้สอนหลักว่า สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงพึงได้รับส่วนของตน. เช่นเดียวกัน คฤหัสถ์ผู้รักษาไฟเรือนพึงจัดอาหารให้แก่ผู้ที่กำลังหุงหา (และทำงาน) ด้วย เพื่อมิให้ผู้ใดที่ช่วยค้ำจุนเรือนต้องขาดส่วนของตน.”

Word by Word

संविभागःdistribution, sharing

अत्रhere, in this matter

भूतानाम्of beings

सर्वेषाम्of all

एवindeed, only

शिष्यतेremains, is enjoined/left (as a rule)

तथाso, likewise

एवindeed, just

अपचमानेभ्यःto those who are cooking (food)

प्रदेयम्to be given

गृहमेदिनाby the householder

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

gṛhamedhin (householder)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches saṁvibhāga—fair sharing—as a dharmic rule: a householder should ensure that all beings (and specifically those engaged in preparing food) receive an appropriate portion, reflecting responsibility and generosity in domestic life.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a normative rule for household conduct: distribution of food and resources is to be done conscientiously, and the gṛhastha must give to those involved in cooking and sustaining the household.