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

だが汝は常にダルマに心を向け、正しきを知り、真実への誓いに堅く立つ者である。かかる縛りと過失のすべてから解き放たれ、汝は再びそのようになる――いよいよ増して。

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

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.