Shloka 111
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
कच्चित् ते सफला वेदा: कच्चित् ते सफलं धनम् । कच्चित् ते सफला दारा: कच्चित् ते सफलं श्रुतम्
kaccit te saphalā vedāḥ kaccit te saphalaṃ dhanam | kaccit te saphalā dārāḥ kaccit te saphalaṃ śrutam ||
ナーラダは言った。「汝のヴェーダは真に実を結んでいるか。汝の財はふさわしく用いられているか。汝の妻と家の営みは実りあるか。さらに、汝が聞き学んだ学識は、効を現しているか。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the true measure of Veda-study, wealth, marriage/household life, and learning is their ‘fruit’—their dharmic outcome in conduct, generosity, restraint, and right living—rather than mere possession or status.
Nārada addresses the listener with a traditional set of probing ‘kaccit’ questions, assessing whether the person’s key life-pillars—sacred knowledge, resources, domestic life, and education—are being properly fulfilled and yielding righteous results.