Shloka 116

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे स्वर्गते तस्मिंस्तस्य पुत्रानपूजयन्‌ । राजन! उन महात्मा गौतमके यजमान जो राजा लोग थे, वे सब उनके स्वर्गवासी हो जानेपर उनके पुत्रोंका ही आदर-सत्कार करने लगे

Transliteration

te sarve svargate tasmiṁs tasya putrān apūjayan | rājan |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Hari, nang ang dakilang si Gautama ay pumanaw na patungong langit, ang lahat ng mga hari—na dati’y mga yajamāna, mga tagapagtaguyod ng handog-sakripisyo para kay Gautama—ay ibinaling ang kanilang paggalang at pagtanggap-panauhin sa kanyang mga anak.”

Word by Word

तेthey/those

सर्वेall

स्वर्गतेwhen (he) had gone to heaven / upon his death

तस्मिन्in that (time/person)

तस्यof him

पुत्रान्sons

अपूपजयन्they honored / worshipped

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Gautama

the kings (rājānaḥ)

his sons (putrāḥ)

Svarga (heaven)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor and support should not end with a revered person’s death; dharmic regard extends to sustaining the worthy family/lineage, especially when it preserves righteous tradition and social obligations.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Gautama’s passing (described as going to Svarga), the kings who had been associated with him as patrons/sacrificers shift their reverence to his sons, continuing the relationship of respect and support.