Shloka 49

Devanagari script

न देवैरननुज्ञात: कश्चिद्‌ भवति धार्मिक: । एष शक्तो5सि तपसा दातुं राज्यं धनानि च,देवताओंकी अनुमति प्राप्त किये बिना कोई निर्विष्नरूपसे धर्मका अनुष्ठान नहीं कर सकता; किंतु तुम्हें तो देवताओंका अनुग्रह प्राप्त हो गया है। इसलिये अब तुम अपने तपके प्रभावसे दूसरोंको राज्य और धन देनेमें समर्थ हो गये हो

Transliteration

na devair ananujñātaḥ kaścid bhavati dhārmikaḥ | eṣa śakto 'si tapasā dātuṃ rājyaṃ dhanāni ca |

Translation

Kuṇḍadhāra berkata: “Tak seorang pun menjadi sungguh-sungguh saleh tanpa persetujuan para dewa. Namun engkau telah memperoleh anugerah para dewa; karena itu, dengan daya tapamu, kini engkau mampu menganugerahkan kepada orang lain kerajaan dan kekayaan.”

Word by Word

• {'na': 'not', 'devaiḥ': 'by the gods

• with the gods (instrumental plural of deva)', 'ananujñātaḥ': 'not permitted/approved

• not sanctioned', 'kaścit': 'anyone

• someone', 'bhavati': 'becomes

• is', 'dhārmikaḥ': 'righteous

• one who acts according to dharma', 'eṣaḥ': 'this

• here (emphatic reference)', 'śaktaḥ': 'able

• empowered', 'asi': 'you are', 'tapasā': 'by austerity

• by ascetic power (instrumental of tapas)', 'dātum': 'to give

• to bestow', 'rājyam': 'kingdom

• royal authority', 'dhanāni': 'wealth

• riches (plural)', 'ca': 'and'}

Speaker

कुण्डधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍadhāra
• deva (the gods)
• rājya (sovereignty/kingdom)
• dhana (wealth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is not merely personal intention; it requires alignment with a higher cosmic order, expressed here as the gods’ sanction. When one gains divine favor through tapas, one’s capacity expands from self-discipline to beneficence—bestowing legitimate authority and wealth for the welfare of others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuṇḍadhāra addresses someone who has attained divine grace through austerities, affirming that such approval is the basis of true righteousness and declaring that the addressee is now empowered—by ascetic merit—to confer kingship and riches upon others.