Shloka 34
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
आनीय च तथा वीरं राजानं बभ्रुवाहनम् । प्रदाय विपुलं वित्त गृहान् प्रास्थापयत् तदा,तत्पश्चात् वीर राजा बभ्रुवाहनको अपने पास बुलाकर राजाने उसे बहुत-सा धन देकर विदा किया
ānīya ca tathā vīraṃ rājānaṃ babhruvāhanam | pradāya vipulaṃ vittaṃ gṛhān prāsthāpayat tadā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“随后，他召来勇武的巴卜鲁瓦诃那王，赐予丰厚财物，并在那时送他返归本国。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should honor merit and conclude encounters with generosity and goodwill—bestowing appropriate gifts (dāna) and sending others away respectfully, which sustains dharma and social harmony.
The speaker narrates that the king summons the hero Babhruvāhana, gives him abundant wealth, and then formally dispatches him to return home, marking a courteous and dharmic closure to their interaction.