Shloka 10
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
धर्मशीला जनपदा: सुसंतोषाश्न साधव: । न च मिथ्याप्रलापो>त्र स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोडन्यथा
dharmaśīlā janapadāḥ susantoṣāś ca sādhavaḥ | na ca mithyāpralāpo 'tra svair eṣv api kuto 'nyathā ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «كان أهل تلك البلاد راسخين في الدَّرما—قنوعين فاضلين. ولم يكن في ذلك القطر قولٌ كاذب ولا لغوٌ عابث؛ فحتى فيما يُترك لاختيار المرء، كيف يكون انحرافٌ عمّا هو حقّ؟»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A society grounded in dharma is marked by contentment, virtue, and truthfulness; when people are ethically formed, even personal freedom (svaira) does not lead to wrongdoing or ‘otherwise’ conduct.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the moral character of a particular country’s inhabitants, emphasizing their righteous nature and the absence of false speech as a sign of a well-ordered, dharmic community.