Shloka 33
यदि हि स्युरनुन्मत्ता भ्रातरस्ते नराधिप । बद्ध्वा त्वां नास्तिकै: सार्ध प्रशासेयुर्वसुन्धराम्,नरेश्वर! यदि ये आपके भाई उन्मत्त नहीं हुए होते तो नास्तिकोंके साथ आपको भी बाँधकर स्वयं इस वसुधाका शासन करते
yadi hi syur anunmattā bhrātaras te narādhipa | baddhvā tvāṁ nāstikaiḥ sārdhaṁ praśāseyuḥ vasundharām, nareśvara ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «أيها الملك، لو لم يختلّ إخوتك، لربطوك أنت أيضًا—مع غير المؤمنين—ثم حكموا هذه الأرض بأنفسهم. يا سيّد الناس، ذلك هو المسار الذي كان سيقودهم إليه ضلالهم.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that when close kin are overtaken by delusion and align with irreligious or anti-dharmic influences, they may justify coercion and usurpation even against their own family. It underscores that legitimate rule must rest on dharma and sound judgment, not on madness, factionalism, or alliance with nāstika tendencies.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king and comments on the conduct of the king’s brothers: had they not become mentally unbalanced, they would have tied up the king along with the nāstikas and seized control of the earth themselves. The statement functions as a sharp characterization of their moral and political deviation.