Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सहदेवस्तु कौरव्य समाधास्यति बुद्धिमान । कुट॒म्बतन्त्रं विधिवत्‌ सर्वमेव महायशा:,“कुरुनन्दन! महायशस्वी बुद्धिमान्‌ सहदेव कुटुम्ब-पालनसम्बन्धी समस्त कार्योंकी देखभाल करेंगे”

Transliteration

sahadevas tu kauravya samādhāsyati buddhimān | kuṭumbatantraṃ vidhivat sarvam eva mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے کوروَیہ! دانا اور بلندنام سہ دیو قاعدے کے مطابق گھرانے کے پورے نظام اور تمام امورِ خانہ داری کو درست ترتیب دے کر نگرانی کرے گا۔

Word by Word

सहदेवःSahadeva

तुbut/indeed

कौरव्यO Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)

समाधास्यतिwill arrange/put in order/manage

बुद्धिमान्wise/intelligent

कुटम्बतन्त्रम्the system/management of the household

विधिवत्according to rule/properly

सर्वम्all/entire

एवindeed/just

महायशाःhighly renowned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sahadeva

Kuru lineage (Kauravya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is sustained not only through grand rituals and royal policy but also through orderly, rule-based stewardship of the household. Wisdom expresses itself as competent administration, ensuring stability and well-being for dependents.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the allocation of responsibilities: Sahadeva, praised as wise and renowned, is entrusted with properly organizing and overseeing the full system of household and family affairs.