Shloka 14

उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्

Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects

Devanagari script

उभौ लोकावभिप्रेक्ष्य राजानमृषय: स्वयम्‌ । असृजन्‌ सुमहद्‌ भूतमयं धर्मो भविष्यति

Transliteration

ubhau lokāv abhiprekṣya rājānam ṛṣayaḥ svayam | asṛjan sumahad bhūtamayaṃ dharmo bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Keeping both worlds in view—the present life and the hereafter—the sages themselves brought forth the king, a mighty being embodied in human form. They intended him to be Dharma made manifest: a ruler whose power would be ethically directed, safeguarding order here and securing welfare beyond.

Word by Word

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• लोकौ: worlds
• लोकौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at / considering
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वयम्: themselves
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• असृजन्: created
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भूतम्: being / creature
• भूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma / righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Future (लृट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

उतथ्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Utathya
• ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)
• rājā (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Kingship is justified as an ethical institution: the king is envisioned as Dharma in embodied form, meant to protect order and welfare with an eye on both worldly stability and otherworldly merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Utathya explains that the sages, considering the needs of both this life and the next, deliberately created/established the king as a powerful human embodiment intended to function as visible Dharma for society.