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Shloka 366

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma

दिष्टभावं गतस्यापि विषये मोदते प्रजा । यदि बढ़े हुए तेज और उत्साहवाला, शूरवीर एवं सिंहके समान पराक्रमी राजा युद्धमें दैववश वीर-गतिको प्राप्त हो जाय तो भी उसके राज्यमें प्रजा सुखी ही रहती है

diṣṭabhāvaṃ gatasya api viṣaye modate prajā |

風神ヴァーユは言った。「王が定められた終末に至ったとしても、その国の民はなお喜びに満ちる。光輝と気魄にあふれ、英雄にして獅子のごとき武勇を備えた統治者が、運命の力により戦場に斃れ、戦士の死を得たとしても、正法(ダルマ)にかなう治世の力と、その最期の名誉とによって、臣民はなお安んじ満ち足りているのだ。」

दिष्टभावम्one who has attained the destined state (death/fate)
दिष्टभावम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिष्टभाव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गतस्यof one who has gone/attained
गतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
विषयेin the realm/territory
विषये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
मोदतेrejoices/is happy
मोदते:
TypeVerb
Rootमुद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
प्रजाthe people/subjects
प्रजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)
प्रजा (subjects/people)
राजा (king, implied)

Educational Q&A

A righteous and valorous king benefits his people so deeply that even his death—when it is a destined, honorable fall in battle—does not immediately plunge the realm into misery; good governance and dharma create enduring public well-being.

Vāyu-deva is describing the social effect of a heroic ruler’s fate: if such a king attains vīra-gati (a warrior’s death) by daiva (destiny), the subjects in his viṣaya (realm) still remain joyful, implying stability and merit generated by his rule.