Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्रशासति पुन: क्षत्रे धर्मेणेमां वसुन्धराम्‌ । ब्राह्म॒णाद्यास्ततो वर्णा लेभिरे मुदमुत्तमाम्‌,जब पुन: क्षत्रिय शासक धर्मपूर्वक इस पृथ्वीका पालन करने लगे, तब ब्राह्मण आदि वर्णोको बड़ी प्रसन्नता प्राप्त हुई

Transliteration

praśāsati punaḥ kṣatre dharmeṇemāṁ vasundharām | brāhmaṇādyās tato varṇā lebhire mudam uttamām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “When the kṣatriya power once again governed this earth in accordance with dharma, the social orders beginning with the brāhmaṇas attained the highest joy.”

Word by Word

प्रशासतिrules/governs

पुनःagain

क्षत्रेin/under the kshatra (royal power/warrior rule)

धर्मेणby righteousness/according to dharma

इमाम्this

वसुन्धराम्earth

ब्राह्मण-आद्याःBrahmins and the others (beginning with Brahmins)

ततःthen/thereupon

वर्णाःsocial classes/orders

लेभिरेobtained/attained

मुदम्joy

उत्तमाम्supreme/excellent

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

kṣatriyas (royal power)

Earth (Vasundharā)

brāhmaṇas

varṇas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that when political power (kṣatra) is exercised in alignment with dharma, it produces public welfare: social groups can perform their duties without fear, leading to collective prosperity and contentment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a restoration of righteous kṣatriya शासन: once the earth is governed again according to dharma, the brāhmaṇas and the other varṇas feel great relief and happiness, indicating a return to stability and proper order.