Shloka 13

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ४०

Karṇa’s Pressure on the Pāñcālas; Duryodhana Disabled; Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

तस्मै सदा प्रयच्छन्ति वैश्यपुत्रा: कुमारका:

Transliteration

tasmai sadā prayacchanti vaiśyaputrāḥ kumārakāḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：“那些少年——吠舍之子——常常不断地向他献上礼物。”此句凸显了平常家户自愿而持续的扶持，仿佛一种社会伦理：供养被视为值得之人——或因其困乏，或因其德行功业，或因其地位为众所承认。

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, dative, singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they give/bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (यच्छ्)
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• वैश्यपुत्राः: sons of Vaiśyas
• वैश्यपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्यपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• कुमारकाः: boys/young lads
• कुमारकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• vaiśyaputrāḥ (sons of Vaiśyas)
• kumārakāḥ (young boys)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a dharmic social ethic: members of the community, even the young, sustain a person they deem worthy by regular giving—implying that generosity and support are ongoing responsibilities, not occasional acts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that young boys from the Vaiśya community repeatedly give offerings to a particular person (“to him”), indicating that the individual receives continual support from ordinary people.