Shloka 79
न हि केवलशौर्येण तापत्याभिजनेन च । जयेदब्राह्मण: कश्चिद् भूमिं भूमिपति: क्वचित्,तपतीनन्दन! कोई भी राजा कहीं भी पुरोहितकी सहायताके बिना केवल अपने बल अथवा कुलीनताके भरोसे भूमिपर विजय नहीं पाता
na hi kevala-śauryeṇa tāpatyābhijanena ca | jayed abrāhmaṇaḥ kaścid bhūmiṃ bhūmipatiḥ kvacit, tapatī-nandana |
हे तापतीनन्दन! कोई भी राजा कहीं भी केवल अपने शौर्य या कुलीनता के बल पर, ब्राह्मण (पुरोहित) की सहायता के बिना, पृथ्वी पर विजय नहीं पाता।
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Political power is not secured by strength or noble birth alone; stable sovereignty requires dharmic guidance—symbolized by the Brahmin’s counsel, ritual authority, and moral restraint—so that conquest becomes legitimate rule.
A Gandharva addresses the “son of Tapati,” warning him that kingship cannot be maintained merely through personal prowess or prestigious ancestry; the statement functions as counsel (and a rebuke) emphasizing the necessity of priestly support in governance.