Shloka 51

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

हिंसाभिरामश्न जनस्तथा सम्पद्यते5शुचि: । अधर्मफलमत्यर्थ तदा भवति चानघ,कलियुगमें सब लोग हिंसामें ही सुख माननेवाले तथा अपवित्र रहेंगे। निष्पाप! उस समय अधर्मका फल बहुत अधिक मात्रामें मिलेगा

Transliteration

hiṃsābhirāmāśn janaḥ tathā sampadyate 'śuciḥ | adharma-phalam atyarthaṃ tadā bhavati cānagha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In the age of Kali, people will take delight in violence and thus become impure in conduct. O sinless one, at that time the consequences of unrighteousness will grow exceedingly great—its fruits will be abundant and overpowering.”

Word by Word

हिंसाभिरामःdelighting in violence

नnot

जनःpeople (the populace)

तथाthus; likewise

सम्पद्यतेbecomes; comes to be

अशुचिःimpure

अधर्मफलम्the fruit/result of unrighteousness

अत्यर्थम्excessively; very greatly

तदाthen; at that time

भवतिis; becomes

चand

अनघO sinless one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kali-yuga

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Delighting in violence (hiṃsā) corrupts society and leads to impurity; when adharma dominates, its karmic results become intense and widespread, warning the listener to uphold dharma even in degenerate times.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes characteristics of the Kali age: people become fond of violence and morally impure, and the outcomes of unrighteous conduct manifest powerfully—framing a prophetic ethical diagnosis of the coming era.