Shloka 7
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Sarvadamana’s Childhood and Śakuntalā’s Claim at Court
धर्मे रतिं सेवमाना धर्मार्थावभिपेदिरे । तदा नरा नरव्याप्र तस्मिउ्जनपदेश्वरे,नरश्रेष्ठ] सभी लोग धर्ममें अनुराग रखते और उसीका सेवन करते थे। अतः धर्म और अर्थ दोनों ही उन्हें स्वतः प्राप्त हो जाते थे। तात! राजा दुष्यन्त जब इस देशके शासक थे, उस समय कहीं चोरोंका भय नहीं था। भूखका भय तो नाममात्रको भी नहीं था। इस देशपर दुष्यन्तके शासनकालमें रोग-व्याधिका डर तो बिलकुल ही नहीं रह गया था
dharme ratiṁ sevamānā dharmārthāv abhipedire | tadā narā naravyāghra tasmin janapadeśvare (naraśreṣṭha) ||
Vaiśampāyana said: In that time, people delighted in dharma and actively lived by it; therefore both righteousness and prosperity came to them of their own accord. O tiger among men, when King Duṣyanta ruled that realm, there was no fear of thieves, hunger was scarcely even spoken of, and the dread of disease had altogether vanished under his governance.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a society is devoted to dharma and a king upholds righteous governance, prosperity (artha) follows naturally and social harms—crime, hunger, and disease—are minimized.
Vaiśampāyana describes the conditions in Duṣyanta’s kingdom: people practiced dharma, and as a result the realm enjoyed security, abundance, and health during his reign.