Shloka 136

Devanagari script

प्राणो5पान: समानक्ष रामे राज्यं प्रशासति । उस समय उनके राज्य शासनकालनमें प्राणियोंके प्राय, अपान और समान आदि प्राणवायुका क्षय नहीं होता था; इस नियममें कोई हेर-फेर नहीं था

Transliteration

prāṇo 'pānaḥ samānaś ca rāme rājyaṃ praśāsati |

Translation

Nārada said: When Rāma was governing the kingdom, the vital breaths of living beings—prāṇa, apāna, and samāna—did not suffer decline. Such steadiness in life and health was maintained without deviation, reflecting the harmony and order that prevail under righteous rule.

Word by Word

प्राणःin-breath; vital air (prāṇa)

अपानःdownward breath; apāna

समानःequalizing breath; samāna

क्षरामेin Kṣarāma (place-name)

राज्यम्kingdom; rule

प्रशासतिrules; governs

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Rāma

rājya (kingdom)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links righteous governance (rājadharma) with the flourishing of life: under a dharmic ruler, order and balance prevail so thoroughly that even the vital functions of beings are described as stable and unharmed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing an ideal period of rule under Rāma, emphasizing the extraordinary well-being of subjects—so secure that the fundamental life-breaths (prāṇa, apāna, samāna) are said not to diminish—illustrating the fruits of just kingship.