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Shloka 226

Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda

Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna

अग्नौ वाससि सूर्ये च सुखं शीते<थधिगच्छति । जब गर्मी पड़ती है

agnau vāsasi sūrye ca sukhaṁ śīte ’thādhigacchati

Cuando reina el frío, el hombre halla consuelo en el fuego, en la ropa y en el sol. La enseñanza es que el bienestar humano depende de apoyos y condiciones adecuados: con el calor se busca sombra, agua y brisa; con el frío se busca abrigo y calor. Pero cuando surge el temor a la anarquía y a la inseguridad, ningún objeto externo puede dar verdadero consuelo, porque la seguridad y el orden son el fundamento de todos los placeres ordinarios.

अग्नौin fire
अग्नौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वाससिin a garment/cloth
वाससि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवासस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सूर्येin the sun (sunshine)
सूर्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुखम्comfort, happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शीतेin cold (weather)
शीते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशीत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अधिगच्छतिattains/experiences
अधिगच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootअधि-गम्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

ऐल उवाच

A
Agni (fire)
S
Sūrya (the sun)
V
Vāsa/Vastra (clothing/garment)

Educational Q&A

Comfort is relative to conditions (heat/cold), but the deeper teaching is that without security and social order (dharma upheld in society), ordinary sources of pleasure fail; fear destroys the possibility of peace.

In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, the speaker (Aila) uses a simple seasonal analogy—seeking shade and water in heat, and fire, sun, and clothing in cold—to illustrate that well-being depends on proper supports, and to underline that anarchy or insecurity negates all such comforts.