Shloka 7
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
नित्यमुद्यतदण्डाद्धि भृशमुद्धिजते जन: । तस्मात् सर्वाणि कार्याणि दण्डेनैव विधारयेत्,“जो सदा दण्ड देनेके लिये उद्यत रहता है, उससे प्रजाजन बहुत डरते हैं; इसलिये सब कार्य दण्डके द्वारा ही सिद्ध करे
nityam udyatadaṇḍād dhi bhṛśam uddhijate janaḥ | tasmāt sarvāṇi kāryāṇi daṇḍenaiva vidhārayet ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— যি সদায় দণ্ড প্ৰয়োগ কৰিবলৈ উদ্যত থাকে, তাক দেখি জনসাধাৰণ অত্যন্ত ভয় পায়। সেয়ে দণ্ড—অৰ্থাৎ দৃঢ় শাসন আৰু কাৰ্যকৰী শৃঙ্খলা—দ্বাৰাই সকলো কাৰ্য নিয়ন্ত্ৰিত কৰি সম্পন্ন কৰা উচিত।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores daṇḍa (punitive authority) as a practical tool of governance: fear of enforceable punishment restrains wrongdoing, so public affairs and social order are maintained by firm, rule-backed discipline.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of his narration, states a general maxim about rulership and administration—how subjects react to a ruler ready to punish, and why punishment is presented as a means to regulate and accomplish state and social duties.