Shloka 2.100.47

शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma (Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare)

Devanagari script

कच्चित्ते दयितास्सर्वे कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः।वार्तायां संश्रितस्तात लोको हि सुखमेधते।।।।

Transliteration

kaccit te dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ |

vārtāyāṃ saṃśritas tāta loko hi sukham edhate || 2.100.47 ||

Translation

Are all those dear to you—who live by farming and the tending of cattle—well? For, dear one, the people prosper happily when they are supported by vārttā, the productive means of livelihood.

Context

I trust all those men who live on agriculture and cattle-rearing are favourable to you.The world's prosperity, dear brother, grows on the profession of cattle rearing.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Rājadharma includes protecting and valuing the productive classes—farmers and cattle-rearers—because society’s stability and welfare depend on sustainable livelihoods.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks whether Bharata maintains good relations with agrarian and pastoral communities, emphasizing that a kingdom’s prosperity rests on them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom in governance: recognizing that ethical rule must be supported by economic well-being and protection of those who sustain the realm.