Shloka 39
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
उत्तरोत्तरमेते भ्यो वर्षमुद्रिच्यते गुणै: । आयु:प्रमाणमारोग्यं धर्मतः कामतो<र्थत:
uttarottaram etebhyo varṣam udṛcyate guṇaiḥ | āyuḥ-pramāṇam ārogyaṃ dharmataḥ kāmato 'rthataḥ |
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ «ចាប់ពីឆ្នាំដើមៗទាំងនោះទៅមុខ ឆ្នាំបន្ទាប់ៗរាល់ឆ្នាំកើនឡើងលើសគ្នាទៅដោយគុណលក្ខណៈ—វាស់តាមប្រវែងអាយុ សុខភាពល្អ និងផលប្រយោជន៍នៃធម៌ អត្ថ និងកាម។ ដូច្នេះហើយ ឱ ភារតៈ កាលវេលាបានរីកចម្រើនទៅមុខដោយសិរីមង្គលកាន់តែច្រើន»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames well-being as multi-dimensional: true ‘increase’ is not only longevity and health, but also growth in dharma (right conduct), artha (ordered prosperity), and kāma (legitimate enjoyment). It implies that ethical order (dharma) is a primary lens for judging the quality of time and life.
Sañjaya is reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata), describing a progression in which successive periods/years are said to become increasingly endowed with auspicious qualities—longevity, health, and the three human aims (dharma, artha, kāma).