Shloka 34

Devanagari script

आनीय च तथा वीरं राजानं बभ्रुवाहनम्‌ । प्रदाय विपुलं वित्त गृहान्‌ प्रास्थापयत्‌ तदा,तत्पश्चात्‌ वीर राजा बभ्रुवाहनको अपने पास बुलाकर राजाने उसे बहुत-सा धन देकर विदा किया

Transliteration

ānīya ca tathā vīraṃ rājānaṃ babhruvāhanam | pradāya vipulaṃ vittaṃ gṛhān prāsthāpayat tadā ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—پھر اُس نے بہادر بادشاہ بَبھروواہن کو بلا کر، اسے بہت سا مال و دولت عطا کیا اور اسی وقت اسے اس کے گھر روانہ کر دیا۔

Word by Word

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वीरम्: the hero
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बभ्रुवाहनम्: Babhruvāhana
• बभ्रुवाहनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रुवाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रदाय: having given
• प्रदाय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• विपुलम्: abundant; great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गृहान्: to (his) home(s)
• गृहान्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रास्थापयत्: sent forth; dismissed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था + णिच् (प्रस्थापयति) (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), कर्तरि, Third, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Babhruvāhana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should honor merit and conclude encounters with generosity and goodwill—bestowing appropriate gifts (dāna) and sending others away respectfully, which sustains dharma and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker narrates that the king summons the hero Babhruvāhana, gives him abundant wealth, and then formally dispatches him to return home, marking a courteous and dharmic closure to their interaction.