Shloka 22

Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

सत्कृतं विविधैयनिर्वस्त्रैरुच्चावचैस्तथा

Transliteration

satkṛtaṃ vividhair nirvastrair uccāvacais tathā

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Siya’y pinarangalan nang nararapat, at binigyan din ng mga kasuutang sari-sari—maging maringal o karaniwan—ayon sa kaugalian at sa hinihingi ng pagkakataon.

Word by Word

• सत्कृतम्: honoured, well-received
• सत्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कृत (कृ धातु, उपसर्ग: सत्-; कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• निर्वस्त्रैः: with garments/clothes (lit. clothings)
• निर्वस्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्वस्त्र
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उच्चावचैः: with high and low (i.e., of various kinds/qualities)
• उच्चावचैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्चावच
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Proper reception of others—showing respect and offering suitable provisions—reflects dharma. The mention of both fine and ordinary garments underscores appropriateness and completeness in hospitality, not mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes someone being formally honored and supplied with a range of clothing, indicating a courteous welcome and the fulfillment of social duties of reception.