Shloka 38
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
नक्षत्राण्युपतिष्ठन्ति ग्रहा घोरास्तथागते । उत्पाताश्षात्र दृश्यन्ते बहवो राजनाशना:
nakṣatrāṇy upatiṣṭhanti grahā ghorās tathāgate | utpātāś cātra dṛśyante bahavo rājanāśanāḥ ||
ウタティヤは言った。「その時が来ると、星々さえ迫り来るかのようで、天空には恐るべき惑星と彗星が現れる。やがて多くの凶兆が目に映る—それは国の滅亡を告げるしるしである。」
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should read the moral and social ‘weather’ of the realm: widespread disorder and ominous signs symbolize the ripening of collective adharma and warn that negligence in governance and righteousness leads to political collapse.
Utathya describes the appearance of fearful celestial phenomena—stars, planets, and comets—along with many portents, presenting them as indicators that a kingdom’s destruction is imminent.