Shloka 25

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament on Kāla and Daiva after Draupadī’s Recovery (आरण्यक पर्व, अध्याय २५७)

Devanagari script

कृत्वा ह्यावसथान्‌ वीरो यथाशास्त्र यथाक्रमम्‌ । सान्त्वयित्वा च राजेन्द्रो दत्त्वा च विविधं वसु

Transliteration

kṛtvā hy āvasathān vīro yathāśāstra yathākramam | sāntvayitvā ca rājendro dattvā ca vividhaṃ vasu ||

Translation

กษัตริย์ผู้กล้าหาญได้จัดที่พักให้ถูกต้องตามบทบัญญัติแห่งศาสตราและตามลำดับอันควร; แล้วทรงปลอบประโลมพวกเขา พร้อมพระราชทานทรัพย์สินนานาประการ—ด้วยความสุภาพ เอื้อเฟื้อ และเคารพในระเบียบอันชอบธรรม

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• आवसथान्: lodgings/camps/abodes
• आवसथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवसथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शास्त्रम्: the rule/ordinance (scriptural injunction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• क्रमम्: order/sequence
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सान्त्वयित्वा: having consoled/placated
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु; सान्त्वयति)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजेन्द्रः: the king of kings (great king)
• राजेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विविधम्: various/manifold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वसु: wealth/treasure
• वसु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājendra (the king)
• āvasatha (lodgings/accommodations)
• vasu (wealth/valuables)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through hospitality and generosity: a ruler should follow established norms (yathāśāstra), maintain orderly procedure (yathākramam), speak reassuringly, and give appropriate gifts—showing that ethical governance includes both correct ritual/social protocol and compassionate conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a heroic king first arranges proper accommodations as prescribed, then comforts the concerned parties and distributes various forms of wealth, indicating a formal reception or settlement carried out with due decorum.