Shloka 10

अमात्य-गुणवर्णनम्

The Virtues of Daśaratha’s Ministers and the Order of Governance

Devanagari script

वीराश्च नियतोत्साहा राजशास्त्रमनुष्ठिता: ।शुचीनां रक्षितारश्च नित्यं विषयवासिनाम् ।।।।

Transliteration

vīrāś ca niyatotsāhā rājaśāstram anuṣṭhitāḥ | śucīnāṃ rakṣitāraś ca nityaṃ viṣayavāsinām ||

Translation

သူတို့သည် ရဲရင့်၍ စိတ်ဓာတ်တည်ကြည်ကာ ရာဇသတ်တရား (rāja-śāstra) နှင့် အုပ်ချုပ်ရေးသဘောတရားကို သစ္စာရှိစွာ လိုက်နာကြ၏။ ထို့ပြင် နိုင်ငံအနှံ့ နေထိုင်သော သန့်ရှင်းသည့် သီလရှိသူများကို အမြဲတမ်း ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက်ကြ၏။

Word by Word

वीराःheroes, valiant men

चand

नियतोत्साहाःof steady zeal

राजशास्त्रम्statecraft

अनुष्ठिताःwho practiced/followed

शुचीनाम्of the virtuous/pure

रक्षितारःprotectors

चand

नित्यम्always

विषयवासिनाम्of the inhabitants of the realm

Context

They were heroic. They possessed steady perseverance. They followed the state policy and always protected the virtuous people living in the state.

Characters & Entities

Daśaratha (context)

Ayodhyā (context)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

A ruler’s administration is dhārmic when it is disciplined (steady effort), guided by rājaśāstra (right policy), and oriented to protecting the good.

What is the narrative situation?

The text continues listing the qualities of Daśaratha’s ministers as a reason for the kingdom’s stability.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness and protective leadership—courage joined to lawful governance.