Shloka 46

राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः

Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures

Devanagari script

यदा तु धनधाराभिस्तर्पयत्युपकारिण: । आच्चछिनत्ति च रत्नानि विविधान्यपकारिणाम्‌

Transliteration

yadā tu dhanadhārābhis tarpayaty upakāriṇaḥ | ācchinatti ca ratnāni vividhāny apakāriṇām ||

Translation

କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେତେବେଳେ ରାଜା ଉପକାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଧନଧାରାଦ୍ୱାରା ତୃପ୍ତ କରେ ଏବଂ ଅପକାରୀ ଦୁଷ୍ଟମାନଙ୍କର ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ରତ୍ନ-ଧନ ଛିନିନେଇଥାଏ—ରାଜ୍ୟହିତେଷୀଙ୍କୁ ଧନ ଦେଇ ରାଜ୍ୟବିରୋଧୀଙ୍କ ଧନ ଅପହରଣ କରେ—ସେତେବେଳେ ସେ ପୃଥିବୀପାଳକ ନରେଶ ଏହି ଲୋକରେ କୁବେରସମ ଗଣ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा
• Form: temporal adverb

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: particle

• धन-धाराभिः: with streams/showers of wealth
• धन-धाराभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनधारा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

• तर्पयति: satisfies, gratifies
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: present, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• उपकारिणः: benefactors, those who do good
• उपकारिणः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकारिन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• आच्छिनत्ति: cuts off, seizes, takes away
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-छिद्
• Form: present, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• रत्नानि: gems, treasures
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• विविधानि: various, manifold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural (agreeing with रत्नानि)

• अपकारिणाम्: of wrongdoers, of those who harm
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपकारिन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

वसुमना उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (the king)
• Kubera
• ratnāni (treasures/jewels)
• upakāriṇaḥ (benefactors/loyal helpers)
• apakāriṇaḥ (wrongdoers/hostile actors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous ruler sustains order by a balanced policy: rewarding those who benefit the kingdom and restraining wrongdoers by confiscating ill-used or harmful wealth. Such governance makes the king a source of prosperity like Kubera, not merely by possessing riches but by distributing and regulating them according to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasuman describes an ideal moment of kingship: the king pours wealth upon loyal helpers and public benefactors, while taking away the treasures of those who injure the realm. The verse frames this as a visible sign of effective, dharma-aligned rule, leading people to regard the king as Kubera in worldly terms.