Shloka 18

वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा

Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel

Devanagari script

प्रापयिष्याम्यहं तस्मा अन्नमेतद्‌ दुरात्मने । मन्निमित्तं भयं चापि न कार्यमिति चाब्रवीत्‌,“ब्रह्म! आज मैं स्वयं ही उस दुरात्मा राक्षसके लिये भोजन ले जाऊँगा।' उन्होंने यह भी बताया कि “आपको मेरे लिये भय नहीं करना चाहिये”

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | prāpayiṣyāmy ahaṃ tasmā annam etad durātmane | man-nimittaṃ bhayaṃ cāpi na kāryam iti cābravīt ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Chính ta sẽ mang phần ăn này đến cho kẻ ác ấy. Và các ngươi chớ vì ta mà sinh lòng sợ hãi,” ngài tuyên bố—tự nhận lấy gánh nặng và bảo mọi người gác lại nỗi lo do tình chấp mà ra.

Word by Word

प्रापयिष्यामिI will deliver / take (to someone)

अहम्I

तस्मैto him

अन्नम्food

एतत्this

दुरात्मनेto the wicked one

मत्-निमित्तम्because of me / on my account

भयम्fear

चand

अपिalso / even

नnot

कार्यम्ought to be done / necessary

इतिthus / saying

चand

अब्रवीत्said / spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

durātmā (a wicked being, likely a rākṣasa in context)

annam (food/meal)

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?

One should take responsibility upon oneself to protect others from fear and harm, acting with courage and steadiness even when confronting a wicked adversary.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker states that he will personally deliver the food to a wicked being (implied to be a rākṣasa in the surrounding story) and reassures others that they should not fear for his sake.