Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षत: । सर्वेर्भवद्धिर्विज्ञाय साहाय्यं क्रियतामिति,“धर्ममें तत्पर रहते हुए ही उन्हें सम्राट्‌ पद प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा हुई है। इस कार्यमें तुम सब लोग उनकी सहायता करो”

Transliteration

tasya dharmapravṛttasya pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣataḥ | sarvair bhavadbhir vijñāya sāhāyyaṃ kriyatām iti |

Translation

“وہ دھرم میں ثابت قدم ہے اور شہنشاہی مرتبہ پانا چاہتا ہے؛ یہ جان کر تم سب اس کام میں اس کی مدد کرو۔”

Word by Word

तस्यof him

धर्म-प्रवृत्तस्यof one engaged in dharma

पार्थिवत्वम्kingship/sovereignty

चand

चिकीर्षतःof (him) wishing to do/undertake

सर्वैःby all

भवत्भिःby you (honorific, pl.)

विज्ञायhaving known/understood

साहाय्यम्help/assistance

क्रियताम्let (it) be done / may (it) be rendered

इतिthus

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

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?

Righteous authority is presented as grounded in dharma: when a person is known to be committed to ethical conduct, the community is urged to support his legitimate pursuit of sovereignty.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports an appeal to the assembled people: recognizing a dharma-oriented figure’s intention to obtain royal/imperial status, they are instructed to cooperate and provide practical assistance.