Shloka 43

Ajñātavāsa-saṅkalpaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Resolve and Dhaumya’s Exempla on Concealment

Devanagari script

सौद्दात्‌ सर्वभूतानां विश्वासो नाम जायते । तस्मात्‌ सत्सु विशेषेण विश्वासं कुरुते जन:,सौहार्दसे ही समस्त प्राणियोंका एक-दूसरेके प्रति विश्वास उत्पन्न होता है। संतोंमें सौहार्द होनेके कारण ही सब लोग उनपर अधिक विश्वास करते हैं

Transliteration

sauddāt sarvabhūtānāṃ viśvāso nāma jāyate | tasmāt satsu viśeṣeṇa viśvāsaṃ kurute janaḥ ||

Translation

From goodwill and cordiality there arises what is called trust among all living beings. Therefore people place trust—especially and more firmly—in the virtuous, because harmony and benevolence are found in them.

Word by Word

सौहृदात्from friendliness/goodwill

सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings

विश्वासःtrust

नामindeed/so-called (emphatic particle)

जायतेarises/is born

तस्मात्therefore/from that

सत्सुamong the good/virtuous (people)

विशेषेणespecially

विश्वासम्trust

कुरुतेdoes/makes (places)

जनःpeople/a person

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yama

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Trust in society is generated by cordiality and goodwill; since the virtuous naturally embody such harmony, people rightly place greater confidence in them.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yama is instructing the listener on dharmic social conduct, explaining why trust arises among beings and why saints and the righteous become especially trusted.