Shloka 28

कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court

Devanagari script

तान्‌ प्रभु: कृतमित्युक्त्वा सत्कृत्य च यथाहत: । अभ्येत्य चैषां वेश्मानि पुनरायात्‌ सहैव तै:

Transliteration

tān prabhuḥ kṛtam ity uktvā satkṛtya ca yathārhataḥ | abhyetya caiṣāṃ veśmāni punar āyāt sahaiva taiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Vị Chúa tể bảo: “Đã sắp đặt xong—chỗ trú đã đủ,” rồi tiếp đãi họ đúng mực. Sau đó, để họ được an lòng và việc an trí được chu toàn, Người đích thân đến từng nhà của họ, rồi lại trở về cùng họ.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृतम्: done; (enough/settled)
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Active

• सत्कृत्य: having honored; having received respectfully
• Type: Verb
• Root: सत्कृ
• Form: Absolutive (ya), Active

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथाहतः: as was proper/appropriate
• यथाहतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + आहत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्येत्य: having gone to; having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + इ
• Form: Absolutive (ya), Active

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एषाम्: of these (persons)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वेश्मानि: houses; dwellings
• वेश्मानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आयात्: returned; came back
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Active

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• prabhu (the lord/host figure)
• veśmāni (dwellings/houses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma in governance and social conduct includes not only offering hospitality but ensuring it is properly carried out—honoring guests appropriately and personally verifying their comfort and arrangements.

What is happening in the narrative?

A leading figure (prabhu) tells the visitors that lodging has been arranged, receives them with due honor, visits their respective houses to see to their settlement, and then returns along with them.