Shloka 31

Devanagari script

मय्यभागिनि राज्याय कथं त्वं राज्यमिच्छसि । अराजपुत्रो हास्वामी परस्वं हर्तुमिच्छसि,“मैं तो राज्यका अधिकारी था ही नहीं, फिर तू कैसे राज्य लेना चाहता है? जो राजाका पुत्र नहीं है, वह उसके राज्यका स्वामी नहीं हो सकता। तू पराये धनका अपहरण करना चाहता है

Transliteration

mayy abhāgini rājyāya kathaṁ tvaṁ rājyam icchasi | arājaputro hāsvāmī parasvaṁ hartum icchasi ||

Translation

Vāyu dit : «Puisque moi-même je n’avais aucune part légitime au royaume, comment peux-tu désirer la royauté ? Celui qui n’est pas fils de roi ne peut se dire maître de ce domaine. Tu veux ravir le bien d’autrui.»

Word by Word

मयिin me / with respect to me

अभागिनिin one who has no share (i.e., in me who is not a sharer)

राज्यायfor the kingdom

कथम्how

त्वम्you

राज्यम्kingdom

इच्छसिyou desire / want

अराजपुत्रःone who is not a king's son

हिindeed / for

अस्वामीone who is not the owner/master

परस्वम्another's property

हर्तुम्to take away / to steal

इच्छसिyou desire / want

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Character Dynamics

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?

The verse frames kingship as a matter of rightful entitlement (bhāga/adhikāra) and condemns the attempt to claim another’s realm as equivalent to taking another’s property. It emphasizes dharma: sovereignty must rest on legitimate claim, not on desire or force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva delivers a sharp rebuke, arguing that since there was no rightful share for him, the addressee has even less basis to demand the kingdom; lacking royal legitimacy, the attempt to obtain the kingdom is portrayed as wrongful appropriation.