Shloka 119

Devanagari script

द्रव्योपकरणं किंचित्‌ सर्वदा सर्वशिल्पिनाम्‌ । चातुर्मास्यावरं सम्यड नियतं सम्प्रयच्छसि,नरेश्वर! क्या तुम सदा नियमसे सभी शिल्पियोंको व्यवस्थापूर्वक एक साथ इतनी वस्तु-निर्माणकी सामग्री दे देते हो, जो कम-से-कम चौमासे भर चल सके

Transliteration

dravyopakaraṇaṃ kiñcit sarvadā sarvaśilpinām | cāturmāsyāvaraṃ samyaṅ niyataṃ samprayacchasi, nareśvara ||

Translation

Nārada nói: “Tâu đại vương, ngài có thường xuyên và theo trật tự mà cấp cho mọi thợ thủ công một phần vật liệu và dụng cụ—được ấn định theo quy lệ và đủ ít nhất cho mùa bốn tháng—để công việc của họ được tiến hành không gián đoạn chăng?”

Word by Word

द्रव्योपकरणम्materials and implements (equipment of goods)

किञ्चित्some, a certain (amount)

सर्वदाalways

सर्वशिल्पिनाम्of all artisans/craftsmen

चातुर्मास्यlasting four months; for a four-month period

अवरम्at least; minimum (lit. not less)

सम्यक्properly, duly

नियतंfixed, regular, as a rule

सम्प्रयच्छसिyou give, you bestow

नरेश्वरO lord of men (king)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

nareśvara (the king addressed)

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?

A king’s dharma includes ensuring stable livelihoods and uninterrupted productive work by providing regulated, sufficient resources to artisans; good governance supports the economic base and social welfare through orderly provisioning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses the king and probes his administrative practice: whether he systematically supplies all craftsmen with enough materials and tools—at least for a four-month period—reflecting scrutiny of the king’s governance and care for subjects.