Shloka 12

Adharma’s Short-Lived Prosperity and the Restorative Path of Tīrtha (लोमश–युधिष्ठिर संवादः)

Devanagari script

त्वं तु धर्ममतिर्नित्यं धर्मज्ञ: सत्यसंगर: । विमुक्त: सर्वसड्भेभ्यो भूय एव भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tvaṃ tu dharmamatir nityaṃ dharmajñaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ | vimuktaḥ sarvasaḍbhebhyo bhūya eva bhaviṣyasi ||

Translation

But you are ever intent on dharma—one who understands righteousness and is firmly pledged to truth. Freed from all such entanglements and faults, you will become so again, all the more.

Word by Word

त्वम्you

तुbut/indeed

धर्ममतिःone whose mind is on dharma

नित्यम्always

धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma

सत्यसंगरःfirm in truth / steadfast in truth

विमुक्तःfreed, released

सर्वसद्भेभ्यःfrom all good people / from all the virtuous

भूयःagain, further

एवindeed, certainly

भविष्यसिyou will be/become

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast commitment to dharma and truth is portrayed as a liberating force: one who is consistently righteous-minded and truth-bound can be freed from moral entanglements and regain (or increase) spiritual and ethical strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa addresses a listener with reassurance and praise, affirming their constant orientation toward dharma and truth, and predicting their renewed and greater well-being after being freed from various defects or binding troubles.