Shloka 25

Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris

Udyoga-parva 94

Devanagari script

एतानेव पुरोधाय सत्कृत्य च यथा पुरा | अखिलां भोक्ष्यसे सर्वा पृथिवीं पृथिवीपते,पृथ्वीपते! यदि आप पहलेकी भाँति इन पाण्डवोंका ही सत्कार करके इन्हें आगे रखें तो इस सारी पृथ्वीका उपभोग करेंगे

Transliteration

etāneva purodhāya satkṛtya ca yathā purā | akhilāṃ bhokṣyase sarvāṃ pṛthivīṃ pṛthivīpate pṛthivīpate ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi chúa tể cõi đất! Nếu như thuở trước, ngài đặt chính các Pāṇḍava này ở hàng đầu và tôn kính họ cho xứng đáng, thì ngài sẽ hưởng trọn vẹn toàn cõi địa cầu.”

Word by Word

• एतान्: these (men)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पुरोधाय: having put (them) in front
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस् + धा (धा धारणे/स्थापने)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having placed in front

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कृ (कृ करणे)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), having honored

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

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पुरा: formerly/before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• अखिलाम्: entire/whole
• अखिलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भोक्ष्यसे: you will enjoy/possess
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (भुज् भक्षणे/उपभोगे)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Ātmanepada

• सर्वाम्: all
• सर्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth/kingdom
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पृथ्वीपते: O lord of the earth
• पृथ्वीपते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वीपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)
• Pṛthivīpati (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s prosperity is tied to dharmic statecraft: giving rightful precedence and honor to those deserving (here, the Pāṇḍavas) supports legitimacy, stability, and the secure enjoyment of sovereignty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the pre-war negotiations of the Udyoga Parva, counsel is being voiced that if the king treats the Pāṇḍavas with the same respect as earlier—placing them foremost and honoring them—he can retain and enjoy the whole realm, implying that reconciliation and proper recognition avert ruin.