Shloka 10

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

धर्मशीला जनपदा: सुसंतोषाश्न साधव: । न च मिथ्याप्रलापो>त्र स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोडन्यथा

Transliteration

dharmaśīlā janapadāḥ susantoṣāś ca sādhavaḥ | na ca mithyāpralāpo 'tra svair eṣv api kuto 'nyathā ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଦେଶର ଲୋକେ ଧର୍ମଶୀଳ, ସନ୍ତୋଷୀ ଓ ସାଧୁ ଥିଲେ। ସେଠାରେ ମିଥ୍ୟା କିମ୍ବା ଅର୍ଥହୀନ ପ୍ରଲାପ ନଥିଲା; ତେବେ ସ୍ୱେଚ୍ଛାଧୀନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମରୁ ବିଚ୍ୟୁତି କିପରି ହେବ?

Word by Word

• धर्मशीलाः: virtuous; of righteous conduct
• धर्मशीलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जनपदाः: countries/realms; communities
• जनपदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुसन्तोषाः: well-contented; very satisfied
• सुसन्तोषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसन्तोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• साधवः: good people; the virtuous
• साधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मिथ्या: falsely; untruthfully
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या

• प्रलापः: talk; prattle; speech
• प्रलापः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलाप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्र: here; in this place/realm
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• स्वैरेषु: among the self-willed; among the independent
• स्वैरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वैर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कुतः: whence? how (could it be)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः

• अन्यथा: otherwise; differently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• janapadāḥ (the people of the realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A society grounded in dharma is marked by contentment, virtue, and truthfulness; when people are ethically formed, even personal freedom (svaira) does not lead to wrongdoing or ‘otherwise’ conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the moral character of a particular country’s inhabitants, emphasizing their righteous nature and the absence of false speech as a sign of a well-ordered, dharmic community.