Shloka 9

राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः

Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures

Devanagari script

राजा होवाखिलं लोकं॑ समुदीर्ण समुत्सुकम्‌ । प्रसादयति धर्मेण प्रसाद्य च विराजते,राजा ही मर्यादाका उल्लंघन करनेवाले तथा अनुचित भोगोंमें आसक्त हो उनकी प्राप्तिके लिये उत्कण्ठित रहनेवाले सारे जगत्‌के लोगोंको धर्मानुकूल शासनद्वारा प्रसन्न रखता है और स्वयं भी प्रसन्नतापूर्वक रहकर अपने तेजसे प्रकाशित होता है

Transliteration

rājā hovākhilaṃ lokaṃ samudīrṇaṃ samutsukam | prasādayati dharmeṇa prasādya ca virājate |

Translation

Vasumanā said: The king, by governing in accordance with dharma, wins the goodwill of the entire world—even when people are stirred up and restless with eager desires. Having thus brought them to contentment, he himself abides in gladness and shines forth in royal splendor.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'rājā', 'definition': 'king

• ruler'}, {'term': 'akhilam', 'definition': 'entire

• whole'}, {'term': 'lokam', 'definition': 'the world

• the people'}, {'term': 'samudīrṇam', 'definition': 'agitated

• aroused'}, {'term': 'samutsukam', 'definition': 'eager

• anxious for attainment'}, {'term': 'prasādayati', 'definition': 'he pleases

• brings to favor/contentment'}, {'term': 'dharmeṇa', 'definition': 'by dharma

• through righteous law and conduct'}, {'term': 'prasādya', 'definition': 'having pleased/pacified

• having won over'}, {'term': 'virājate', 'definition': 'he shines

Speaker

वसुमना उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसुमना (Vasumanā)
• राजा (the king)
• लोक (the people/world)