Shloka 141

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

अरोगा: सर्वसिद्धार्था मनुष्या अकुतो भया: । यथाभिकाममवसन क्षेत्रेषु च गृहेषु च

Transliteration

arogāḥ sarvasiddhārthā manuṣyā akutobhayāḥ | yathābhikāmam avasan kṣetreṣu ca gṛheṣu ca ||

Translation

Les hommes étaient sans maladie, leurs desseins s’accomplissaient pleinement, et ils vivaient sans crainte d’aucun côté. Ils demeuraient à leur gré, dans les champs comme dans leurs maisons.

Word by Word

• अरोगाः: healthy, free from disease
• अरोगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वसिद्धार्थाः: having all aims accomplished; fully successful
• सर्वसिद्धार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वसिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मनुष्याः: people, humans
• मनुष्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अकुतोभयाः: fearless; having fear from nowhere
• अकुतोभयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुतोभय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अभिकामम्: as desired; at will
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभिकाम

• अवसन्: they dwelt, lived
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• क्षेत्रेषु: in fields/lands
• क्षेत्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गृहेषु: in houses/homes
• गृहेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• manuṣyāḥ (people)
• kṣetra (fields)
• gṛha (homes)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic and well-governed order is marked by public health, fulfillment of legitimate aims, and freedom from fear; people can live and work according to their needs in both home and field without insecurity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu describes the condition of society in an exemplary state of order: humans are healthy, successful in their undertakings, and unafraid, living contentedly wherever they choose—at home and in the fields.