Shloka 84

अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश

Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort

Devanagari script

स भवान्‌ रथमास्थाय सर्वोपकरणान्वितम्‌ | त्वरमाणो$भिनिर्यातु विप्रेभ्यो5र्थविभावक:,“महाराज! आप विजयमें प्राप्त हुए धनका ब्राह्मणोंको दान करनेके लिये अस्त्र-शस्त्र आदि सभी आवश्यक सामग्रियोंसे सुसज्जित रथपर बैठकर शीघ्र यहाँसे युद्धके लिये निकलिये

Transliteration

sa bhavān ratham āsthāya sarvopakaraṇānvitam | tvaramāṇo 'bhiniryātu viprebhyo 'rthavibhāvakaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi Đại vương, xin ngự lên chiến xa đã trang bị đầy đủ mọi thứ—vũ khí và khí cụ—rồi lập tức lên đường trong gấp gáp. Đã thu được của cải nhờ chiến thắng, hãy xuất phát với ý nguyện phân phát của ấy làm bố thí cho các Bà-la-môn.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (स्था)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), prior action

• सर्वोपकरणान्वितम्: endowed with all equipment
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + उपकरण + अन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिनिर्यातु: let (him/you) set out / go forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-निर्-या (या)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• अर्थविभावकः: distributor/bestower of wealth
• अर्थविभावकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + विभावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahārāja (the king, addressed)
• ratha (chariot)
• vipra (Brahmins)
• artha (wealth gained by victory)
• upakaraṇa (equipment, including weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth obtained through royal success is ethically directed toward dharma, especially dāna—supporting Brahmins and sacred learning—so that victory is not merely acquisition but becomes socially and spiritually constructive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports an instruction to a king: he should quickly mount a fully equipped chariot and set out for action, with the stated purpose that the wealth gained by victory is to be distributed as gifts to Brahmins.