Shloka 55

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

आसन्‌ वर्षसहस्रिण्यस्तथा वर्षसहस्रका: । अरोगा: सर्वसिद्धार्था रामे राज्यं प्रशासति

Transliteration

āsan varṣasahasriṇyas tathā varṣasahasrakāḥ | arogāḥ sarvasiddhārthā rāme rājyaṁ praśāsati ||

Translation

For thousands upon thousands of years, while Rāma governed the kingdom, the people lived free from disease and want, their aims fulfilled and their lives prospering—an image of righteous rule where the king’s dharma becomes the well-being of all.

Word by Word

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वर्षसहस्रिण्यः: lasting a thousand years (f.)
• वर्षसहस्रिण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्षसहस्रिणी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वर्षसहस्रकाः: lasting a thousand years (m.)
• वर्षसहस्रकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्षसहस्रक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अरोगाः: free from disease
• अरोगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वसिद्धार्थाः: whose aims were all fulfilled / fully accomplished
• सर्वसिद्धार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वसिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रामे: when/while Rama (was present); in Rama
• रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रशासति: rules/governs
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास्
• Form: लट् (Present), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Rāma
• rājya (the kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents the ethical ideal of rājadharma: when a ruler governs in accordance with dharma, the result is public welfare—health, security, and the fulfillment of legitimate human aims. The king’s just administration is portrayed as directly linked to social harmony and prosperity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes the condition of the world under Rāma’s reign: for immensely long periods, people remained disease-free and fully provided for, emphasizing the exemplary nature of Rāma’s governance as a model of righteous kingship.