Shloka 7
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
नित्यमुद्यतदण्डाद्धि भृशमुद्धिजते जन: । तस्मात् सर्वाणि कार्याणि दण्डेनैव विधारयेत्,“जो सदा दण्ड देनेके लिये उद्यत रहता है, उससे प्रजाजन बहुत डरते हैं; इसलिये सब कार्य दण्डके द्वारा ही सिद्ध करे
nityam udyatadaṇḍād dhi bhṛśam uddhijate janaḥ | tasmāt sarvāṇi kāryāṇi daṇḍenaiva vidhārayet ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— जो नेहमी दंड देण्यास सज्ज असतो, त्याच्यामुळे प्रजा फार भयभीत होते. म्हणून दंड—म्हणजेच दृढ शासन व शिस्त—यांच्या द्वारेच सर्व कार्ये नियमन करून पूर्ण करावीत.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores daṇḍa (punitive authority) as a practical tool of governance: fear of enforceable punishment restrains wrongdoing, so public affairs and social order are maintained by firm, rule-backed discipline.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of his narration, states a general maxim about rulership and administration—how subjects react to a ruler ready to punish, and why punishment is presented as a means to regulate and accomplish state and social duties.