Shloka 52

Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्

Devanagari script

क्षत्र याति तथा स्वर्ग भुवि निग्रहपालनै: । सम्यक्‌ प्रणीतदण्डा हि कामद्वेषविवर्जिता: । अलुब्धा विगतक्रोधा: सतां यान्ति सलोकताम्‌

Transliteration

kṣatra yāti tathā svargaṁ bhuvi nigrahapālanaiḥ | samyak praṇītadaṇḍā hi kāmadveṣavivarjitāḥ | alubdhā vigatakrodhāḥ satāṁ yānti salokatām ||

Translation

In the same way, the kṣatriya attains heaven by exercising restraint and protection upon the earth. For those who administer punishment rightly—free from desire and hatred, ungreedy and rid of anger—reach the very world of the virtuous.

Word by Word

• क्षत्रम्: kingship/royal power
• क्षत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• याति: goes/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• निग्रहपालनैः: by restraint and protection/governance
• निग्रहपालनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निग्रहपालन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्यक्: properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• प्रणीतदण्डाः: having duly imposed punishment/discipline
• प्रणीतदण्डाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नीत-दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कामद्वेषविवर्जिताः: free from desire and hatred
• कामद्वेषविवर्जिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-द्वेष-विवर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अलुब्धाः: not greedy
• अलुब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलुब्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विगतक्रोधाः: with anger gone; free from wrath
• विगतक्रोधाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत-क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यान्ति: go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सलोकताम्: the state of being in the same world (as them)
• सलोकताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-लोकता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kṣatriya (kṣatra)
• svarga
• sat (the virtuous)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s path to merit is not mere power but righteous governance: protecting society and restraining wrongdoing through properly measured punishment, while remaining free from desire, hatred, greed, and anger. Such impartial self-controlled rule leads to the heavenly/virtuous realm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the ethical standard of kṣatriya conduct (rājadharma): how a king or warrior-ruler should maintain order on earth through protection and restraint, and what spiritual result follows from administering justice without personal passions.