Shloka 31

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स्तुतस्तदा तेन मन्दपालेन पावक:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—evaṁ stutas tadā tena Mandapālena Pāvakaḥ; prasannaḥ sa mahātejā ṛṣim abhyabhāṣata—“kiṁ te ’bhīṣṭaṁ karavāṇi?”

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے راجن! منڈپال مُنی کی اس طرح کی ستائش سے پاوَک (اگنی دیو) اُس بے اندازہ جلال والے مہارشی پر نہایت خوش ہوا۔ خوش دل ہو کر اس نے کہا—“بتاؤ، تمہارا کون سا مطلوب کام میں پورا کروں؟”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• स्तुतः: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मन्दपालेन: by Mandapāla
• मन्दपालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दपाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पावकः: Fire (Agni)
• पावकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mandapāla
• Pāvaka (Agni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sincere praise and disciplined speech (stuti) can invite divine favor, but the implied ethical boundary is that the boon should be sought for a rightful purpose (dharma-aligned intent), not mere self-indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Mandapāla praises Agni (Pāvaka), Agni becomes pleased and offers to fulfill Mandapāla’s desired objective, asking what he wishes to be accomplished.