Shloka 186

Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda

Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna

Devanagari script

सम्यग्वृत्ता: स्वधर्मस्था न कुतश्चिद्‌ भयान्विता: । इस प्रकार राजाके आश्रयमें रहकर सारी प्रजा सदाचारपरायण, अपने-अपने धर्ममें तत्पर और सब ओरसे निर्भय हो जाती है

Transliteration

samyagvṛttāḥ svadharmasthā na kutaścid bhayānvitāḥ |

Translation

Unter dem Schutz des Königs wird das ganze Volk wohlanständig und diszipliniert, standhaft in den jeweiligen Pflichten und frei von Furcht aus irgendeiner Richtung. Der Vers betont die ethische Aufgabe des Königtums: Ist die Herrschaft gerecht und schützend, gedeihen soziale Ordnung und persönliche Dharma von selbst, und Unsicherheit weicht zurück.

Word by Word

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• वृत्ताः: well-conducted, of good conduct
• वृत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त (वृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वधर्मस्थाः: standing in (devoted to) one’s own duty
• स्वधर्मस्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वधर्मस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कुतश्चित्: from anywhere, from any quarter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतस् + चित्

• भयान्विताः: possessed of fear, fearful
• भयान्विताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयान्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

ऐल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aiḷa (speaker)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous kingship (protective, orderly rule) enables people to live with good conduct, remain established in their own dharma, and become free from fear; political protection is presented as a moral condition for societal virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aiḷa is describing the effect of a king’s shelter: when the ruler provides proper protection and stability, the populace collectively becomes disciplined, dutiful, and secure.