Shloka 6
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
ययातेस्त्वेव भोजानां विस्तरो गुणतो महान् | भजतेडटद्य महाराज विस्तरं स चतुर्दिशम्
yayātes tveva bhojānāṁ vistaro guṇato mahān | bhajate ’ṭaḍya mahārāja vistaraṁ sa caturdiśam ||
Mais parmi les Bhoja, la lignée de Yayāti est véritablement vaste et grande par ses vertus. Ô grand roi, elle s’étend au loin et de toutes parts, jusqu’aux quatre directions.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that a dynasty’s true greatness is measured not only by territorial spread but by guṇa—ethical and noble qualities—implying that virtue legitimizes and sustains royal expansion and reputation.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, addressing a king, remarks on the prominence of the Bhojas descended from Yayāti, emphasizing both their wide influence across the four quarters and their distinguished virtues.