Shloka 8
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
अस्त्वयं सर्वदमन: सर्व हि दमयत्यसौ । स सर्वदमनो नाम कुमार: समपद्यत
astv ayaṁ sarvadamanaḥ sarvaṁ hi damayaty asau | sa sarvadamano nāma kumāraḥ samapadyata ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Let this boy be called Sarvadamana, for he indeed subdues all.” Thus the child came to bear the name Sarvadamana—signaling a destined mastery not of mere force, but of disciplined restraint and rightful control.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links true power with damana—restraint and the capacity to bring impulses and obstacles under control. A worthy ruler is characterized not merely by strength, but by disciplined mastery that can ‘subdue all’ in a dharmic sense.
The narrator reports the bestowal of a name: observing the child’s extraordinary ability to tame or overpower, the elders declare that he should be called Sarvadamana, and the boy becomes known by that name.