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Shloka 38

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

वृद्ध: सम्मन्त्रय सद्धिश्व बुद्धिमद्धि: श्रुतान्वितै: । आस्थित: शास्ति दण्डेन व्यसनी परिभूयते,वेद-शास्त्रोंके विद्वान, बुद्धिमान्‌ तथा बड़े-बूढ़े श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंस सलाह करके उनका कृपापात्र बना हुआ राजा ही दण्डनीतिके द्वारा शासन कर सकता है। जो राजा दुर्व्यसनोंमें आसक्त होता है, उसका पराभव हो जाता है

vṛddhaiḥ sammantrya saddhiś ca buddhimadbhiḥ śrutānvitaiḥ | āsthitaḥ śāsti daṇḍena vyasanī paribhūyate ||

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Tras consultar con los ancianos—hombres buenos y sabios, dotados de saber—, el rey que se mantiene firme bajo su guía puede gobernar mediante la política del castigo y la contención. Pero el soberano entregado a vicios destructivos es abatido y conoce la derrota.

[{'term''vṛddhaiḥ', 'definition': 'with elders
[{'term':
with senior, experienced persons'}, {'term''sammantrya', 'definition': 'having consulted
with senior, experienced persons'}, {'term':
having deliberated together'}, {'term''sadbhiḥ', 'definition': 'with the good
having deliberated together'}, {'term':
with virtuous people'}, {'term''buddhimadbhiḥ', 'definition': 'with the intelligent
with virtuous people'}, {'term':
prudent, discerning'}, {'term''śrutānvitaiḥ', 'definition': 'endowed with learning
prudent, discerning'}, {'term':
versed in what is heard/learned (Veda, śāstra, tradition)'}, {'term''āsthitaḥ', 'definition': 'standing firm
versed in what is heard/learned (Veda, śāstra, tradition)'}, {'term':
established in (their counsel/discipline)'}, {'term''śāsti', 'definition': 'rules
established in (their counsel/discipline)'}, {'term':
disciplines'}, {'term''daṇḍena', 'definition': 'by daṇḍa—punishment, coercive authority, the rod
disciplines'}, {'term':
state discipline'}, {'term''vyasanī', 'definition': 'one addicted to vices
state discipline'}, {'term':
a man of bad habits'}, {'term''paribhūyate', 'definition': 'is overcome
a man of bad habits'}, {'term':

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
the king (rājā)
E
elders (vṛddhāḥ)
T
the good/virtuous (santaḥ/sadbhiḥ)
D
daṇḍa (royal punishment/authority)

Educational Q&A

A ruler’s authority (daṇḍa) becomes legitimate and effective only when grounded in counsel from virtuous, learned elders; addiction to vices destroys kingship and leads to defeat.

Vaiśampāyana delivers a rājadharma maxim within the Vana Parva discourse: he contrasts the successful king who consults wise elders and governs with disciplined authority against the vice-addicted king who is inevitably overpowered and ruined.