Shloka 41

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

प्रदिशस्व बल॑ तस्य यो5धिकारार्थचिन्तक: । एवमुक्तो महादेवो देवांस्तानिदमब्रवीत्‌,“उस अधिकार और प्रयोजनका चिन्तन करनेवाला जो पुरुष है, उसे आप कर्तव्यपालनकी शक्ति प्रदान कीजिये।” उनके ऐसा कहनेपर महान्‌ देव ब्रह्माजीने उन देवताओंसे इस प्रकार कहा

Transliteration

pradiśasva balaṁ tasya yo ’dhikārārthacintakaḥ | evam ukto mahādevo devāṁs tān idam abravīt |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: «Xin ban sức mạnh cho người biết suy niệm về quyền trách chính đáng và mục đích của nó—để người ấy có thể hoàn thành bổn phận.» Nghe vậy, đại thần Brahmā liền nói với các vị thần ấy như sau.

Word by Word

प्रदिशस्वgrant, bestow

बलम्strength, power

तस्यof him/that (person)

यःwho

अधिकारार्थचिन्तकःone who thinks about duty/authority and purpose

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to

महादेवःthe great god (Mahadeva)

देवान्the gods

तान्those (them)

इदम्this (speech/statement)

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Brahmā

Devas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength (bala) should support dharma: the person who thoughtfully considers rightful authority (adhikāra) and its purpose (artha) deserves empowerment to carry out duty responsibly, not impulsively or selfishly.

What is happening in the narrative?

A request is made to the gods to bestow the power needed for proper duty-fulfillment upon a discerning person; in response, Brahmā (the great deity) turns to the assembled gods and begins to instruct them.