Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 1536

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

प्रियाख्याननिमित्तं वै ददौ बहुधनं तदा । यह शुभ समाचार सुनकर राजा युधिष्ठिरकी आँखोंमें आनन्दके आँसू छलक आये और यह प्रिय वृत्तान्त निवेदन करनेके कारण उस दूतको पुरस्काररूपमें उन्होंने बहुत-सा धन दिया

Transliteration

priyākhyāna-nimittaṃ vai dadau bahu-dhanaṃ tadā |

Translation

Nang marinig ang nakalulugod na balita, si Yudhiṣṭhira ay nagkaloob noon ng saganang yaman bilang gantimpala—pinarangalan ang mensaherong naghatid ng mapalad na ulat at ipinahayag ang pasasalamat sa pamamagitan ng bukas-palad na pagbibigay.

Word by Word

• प्रियाख्याननिमित्तम्: for the reason/cause of the pleasing report
• प्रियाख्याननिमित्तम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय-आख्यान-निमित्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• बहुधनम्: much wealth
• बहुधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु-धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• messenger (dūta)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king responds to auspicious service with gratitude and generosity: good tidings and faithful reporting are to be honoured, and wealth is used ethically as a reward that reinforces trust and dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira receives a welcome report; moved by the pleasing news, he rewards the messenger by giving him abundant wealth.