Shloka 2

श्रुता मे राजधर्माश्न वर्णानां च विनिश्चया: । आयत्यां च तदात्वे च यः पश्यति स पश्यति,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! भीमसेन-की बात सुनकर शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले पुरुषसिंह कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिर लम्बी साँस लेकर मन-ही-मन विचार करने लगे --'मैंने राजाओंके धर्म एवं वर्णोके सुनिश्चित सिद्धान्त भी सुने हैं, परंतु जो भविष्य और वर्तमान दोनोंपर दृष्टि रखता है, वही यथार्थदर्शी है

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

śrutā me rājadharmāś ca varṇānāṃ ca viniścayāḥ |

āyatyāṃ ca tadātve ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati ||

Aku telah mendengar dharma para raja dan ketetapan yang mapan mengenai tatanan varṇa. Namun hanya dia yang sungguh melihat, yang memandang sekaligus pada masa depan dan pada saat ini—pada yang akan datang dan yang sedang di hadapan.

श्रुताheard
श्रुता:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootश्रुत (√श्रु)
Formpast participle (kta), feminine, nominative, singular
मेby me / of me
मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, genitive, singular
राजधर्माःduties of kings
राजधर्माः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजधर्म
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वर्णानाम्of the social classes
वर्णानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विनिश्चयाःsettled conclusions / determinations
विनिश्चयाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
आयत्याम्in the future
आयत्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
Formfeminine, locative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तदात्वेin the present / at that time
तदात्वे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतदात्व
Formneuter, locative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पश्यतिsees / considers
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√पश्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पश्यतिtruly sees
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√पश्
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

Mere knowledge of royal duty and social norms is insufficient; true wisdom lies in discerning both immediate consequences and long-term outcomes. Ethical judgment must integrate present realities with future implications.

The narrator Vaiśampāyana frames a reflective moment: after hearing counsel and recalling teachings on kingship and social order, the emphasis shifts to practical discernment—who can evaluate the present situation while also foreseeing what it will lead to.