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Shloka 136

Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu

Gṛhastha-Vrata

विषये वासवस्तस्य सम्यगेव प्रवर्षति । इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी और युद्धसे कभी पीछे न हटनेवाले राजा दुर्योधनके राज्यमें इन्द्र सदा ठीक समयपर और उचित मात्रामें ही वर्षा करते थे

viṣaye vāsavas tasya samyag eva pravarṣati |

Bhishma dit : Dans le royaume de ce roi, Vāsava (Indra) faisait tomber la pluie d’une manière parfaitement juste — en temps voulu et en mesure convenable. L’énoncé dépeint le règne de Duryodhana comme prospère et bien ordonné en apparence, tout en laissant entendre que les questions plus profondes de droiture et de conduite doivent être jugées par le dharma, et non par la seule abondance.

विषयेin the realm/territory
विषये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वासवःIndra
वासवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him/of that (king)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सम्यक्properly, duly
सम्यक्:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक्
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्रवर्षतिrains down, causes rain
प्रवर्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootवृष्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
V
Vasava (Indra)
D
Duryodhana

Educational Q&A

The verse links good governance and social order with natural regularity (timely rain), while implicitly reminding that prosperity is not the sole measure of righteousness; dharma must be assessed by conduct and justice, not only by outward success.

Bhishma is describing conditions in Duryodhana’s kingdom, noting that Indra granted rain in the right season and quantity, portraying the realm as materially stable and well-supplied.