Shloka 23

Devanagari script

यच्चेह किंचित्‌ कर्तव्यं तत्सव॑ प्रापितं मया । यथोक्तं भवता काले सर्वमेव च तत्‌ कृतम्‌

Transliteration

yaccēha kiñcit kartavyaṃ tatsarvaṃ prāpitaṃ mayā | yathoktaṃ bhavatā kāle sarvam eva ca tat kṛtam ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—یہاں جو کچھ بھی کرنا لازم تھا، وہ سب میں نے پورا کر دیا ہے۔ جیسا آپ نے فرمایا تھا، عین وقت پر، سب کام انجام پا چکے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• {'yat': 'whatever, that which', 'ca': 'and', 'iha': 'here, in this place/context', 'kiñcit': 'anything, something (even the least)', 'kartavyam': 'to be done

• necessary task', 'tat': 'that', 'sarvam': 'all, the whole of it', 'prāpitam': 'delivered, brought, caused to reach

• procured and conveyed', 'mayā': 'by me', 'yathoktam': 'as was said/instructed', 'bhavatā': 'by you (honorific instrumental)', 'kāle': 'in time

• at the proper time/occasion', 'kṛtam': 'done, accomplished'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as conscientious execution of assigned duties: acting in accordance with a superior’s instruction, completing what is necessary, and ensuring timely fulfillment without omission.

What is happening in the narrative?

A messenger/attendant reports back respectfully that all required arrangements and tasks for the present occasion have been completed exactly as instructed, and everything has been brought and made ready.