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Shloka 10

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

न तु केवलदैवेन प्रजा भावेन रेमिरे । यद्‌ बभूव मनःकान्तं कर्मणा स चकार तत्‌

na tu kevaladaivena prajā bhāvena remire | yad babhūva manaḥkāntaṃ karmaṇā sa cakāra tat |

പ്രജകൾ വെറും ദൈവയോഗം കൊണ്ടുമാത്രം സന്തോഷിച്ചിരുന്നില്ല; അവർ ഭാവത്തോടെ, ഹൃദയത്തോടെ ആനന്ദിച്ചു. അവരുടെ മനസ്സിന് പ്രിയമായത് എന്തോ, അതേ രാജാവ് തന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തികളാൽ നിറവേറ്റി; അതുകൊണ്ട് അവരുടെ തൃപ്തി രാജധർമ്മമായ സംരക്ഷണത്തിൽ മാത്രമല്ല, അദ്ദേഹത്തോടുള്ള വിശ്വാസവും ഭക്തിയും കൊണ്ടുമായിരുന്നു.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
केवलonly/merely
केवल:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
दैवेनby fate/divine dispensation
दैवेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदैव
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रजाःthe subjects/people
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
भावेनwith feeling/affection/devotion
भावेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
रेमिरेrejoiced/delighted
रेमिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootरम्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
बभूवbecame/was
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मनःकान्तम्dear to the mind/pleasing
मनःकान्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमनःकान्त
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कर्मणाby action/deed
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चकारdid/performed
चकार:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
prajā (the subjects/people)
T
the king (implied; in context identified as Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

Public welfare is not secured by 'fortune' alone; it arises from a ruler’s deliberate, ethical action that aligns governance with the genuine needs and well-being of the people, thereby earning their trust and devotion.

The narrator describes the subjects’ happiness under the king: they are not merely passively content due to circumstances, but actively delighted because the king fulfills what is dear to them through concrete deeds, which generates loyalty and devotion.