Shloka 119

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य तदा राजा पितृकर्माणि सर्वश: । कारयामास मुदित: प्रीतिमानात्मजस्य ह,तदनन्तर महाराज दुष्यन्तने पिताको जो-जो कार्य करने चाहिये, वे सब उपनयन आदि संस्कार बड़े आनन्द और प्रेमके साथ अपने उस पुत्रके लिये (शास्त्र और कुलकी मर्यादाके अनुसार) कराये

Transliteration

tatas tasya tadā rājā pitṛkarmāṇi sarvaśaḥ | kārayāmāsa muditaḥ prītimān ātmajasya ha ||

Translation

Rồi khi ấy, nhà vua—vui mừng và chan chứa tình thương dành cho con—đã cho cử hành đầy đủ mọi nghi lễ mà một người cha phải làm, đúng theo thánh luật và phong tục của dòng tộc.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तस्य: of him / for him (his)
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पितृकर्माणि: fatherly rites/duties (e.g., upanayana etc.)
• पितृकर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृकर्मन्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• सर्वशः: entirely, in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

• कारयामास: caused to be done / had performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कारयामास (√कृ, causative)
• Form: perfect (periphrastic), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• मुदितः: glad, delighted
• मुदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रीतिमान्: affectionate, full of love
• प्रीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतिमत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• आत्मजस्य: of (his) son
• आत्मजस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaishampayana
• the king (Dushyanta, by context)
• the son (Bharata, by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights pitṛ-dharma: a father (especially a king) must ensure the child’s proper samskāras and duties are fulfilled according to śāstra and family tradition, expressing love through responsible action that integrates the child into dharmic society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaishampayana narrates that the king, delighted with his son, arranges for all the appropriate paternal rites and ceremonies to be performed—such as the prescribed formative sacraments—fully and properly.