Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तस्य यो वहते भारं सर्वलोकभयावहम्‌ | तिष्ठन्‌ प्रियहिते राज्ञ उभौ लोकाविमौ जयेत्‌,जो उस राजाके प्रिय एवं हितसाधनमें संलग्न रहकर उसके सर्वलोकभयंकर शासन- भारको वहन करता है, वह इस लोक और परलोक दोनोंपर विजय पाता है

Transliteration

tasya yo vahate bhāraṃ sarvalokabhayāvaham | tiṣṭhan priyahite rājña ubhau lokāv imau jayet |

Translation

Quiconque porte ce fardeau du gouvernement qui fait trembler tous les mondes, et demeure ferme à promouvoir ce que le roi chérit et son véritable bien, celui-là remporte la victoire dans ces deux mondes : ici-bas et dans l’au-delà.

Word by Word

तस्यof him/that (king)

यःwho

वहतेcarries/bears

भारम्burden

सर्वलोकभयावहम्bringing fear to all people (i.e., fearsome to all)

तिष्ठन्standing/remaining (engaged)

प्रियहितेin (the work of) what is dear and beneficial

राज्ञःof the king

उभौboth

लोकौworlds

इमौthese (two)

जयेत्would conquer/wins

Speaker

वसुमना उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वसुमना (Vasumanā)

र

राजा (the king)

उ

उभौ लोकौ (this world and the next)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Supporting righteous governance is a high dharmic duty: one who helps bear the heavy, fear-inspiring responsibility of rule—while remaining committed to the king’s true good—earns success in this life and spiritual merit in the next.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasumanā is describing the ethical stature of a loyal and capable supporter of the king—someone who shares the practical burden of administration and upholds the king’s welfare—stating that such service leads to victory in both worlds.