Shloka 12

Devanagari script

राजोवाच एवमेतत््‌ त्वया भद्रे कर्तव्यमविशड्कया । मद्धितार्थ तथा>>त्मार्थ कुलार्थ चाप्यनिन्दिते,राजा बोले-भद्रे! अनिन्दिते! मेरे, तुम्हारे तथा कुलके हितके लिये तुम्हें नि:शंकभावसे इसी प्रकार यह सब कार्य करना चाहिये

Transliteration

rājovāca evam etat tvayā bhadre kartavyam aviśaṅkayā | mad-dhitārthaṃ tathātmārthaṃ kulārthaṃ cāpy anindite ||

Translation

Nhà vua nói: “Phải—đúng như thế. Hỡi phu nhân cao quý, nàng hãy thực hiện điều ấy không chút do dự. Hỡi người không tì vết, đó là để bảo toàn phúc lợi của ta, của nàng, và của cả gia tộc chúng ta nữa.”

Word by Word

राजाthe king

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus, in this way

एतत्this (is)

त्वयाby you

भद्रेO auspicious lady

कर्तव्यम्is to be done / should be done

अविशङ्कयाwithout hesitation, fearlessly

मत्of me / my

हितार्थम्for (my) welfare/benefit

तथाand likewise

आत्मार्थम्for your own sake

कुलार्थम्for the family's sake

चand

अपिalso

अनिन्दितेO blameless one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

the king (rājā)

a noble/blameless lady addressed as bhadre/anindite

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames action as dharma when it is performed decisively and without wavering, especially when it aims at the legitimate welfare of self, spouse/partner, and the wider family or lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king addresses a woman respectfully (“bhadre,” “anindite”) and instructs her to carry out a certain course of action confidently, justifying it as beneficial for him, for her, and for their family as a whole.