Shloka 366

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma

Devanagari script

दिष्टभावं गतस्यापि विषये मोदते प्रजा । यदि बढ़े हुए तेज और उत्साहवाला, शूरवीर एवं सिंहके समान पराक्रमी राजा युद्धमें दैववश वीर-गतिको प्राप्त हो जाय तो भी उसके राज्यमें प्रजा सुखी ही रहती है

Transliteration

diṣṭabhāvaṃ gatasya api viṣaye modate prajā |

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ରାଜା ନିଜ ନିୟତ ଅନ୍ତକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଜା ଆନନ୍ଦିତ ରହେ। କାରଣ ତେଜ ଓ ଉତ୍ସାହରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ, ଶୂର ଏବଂ ସିଂହସମ ପରାକ୍ରମୀ ରାଜା ଦୈବବଶତଃ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ବୀରଗତି ପାଇଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ତାଙ୍କ ଧର୍ମମୟ ଶାସନର ବଳ ଓ ସେହି ଅନ୍ତର ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦାରେ ପ୍ରଜା ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• दिष्टभावम्: one who has attained the destined state (death/fate)
• दिष्टभावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टभाव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गतस्य: of one who has gone/attained
• गतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• विषये: in the realm/territory
• विषये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मोदते: rejoices/is happy
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• प्रजा: the people/subjects
• प्रजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)
• प्रजा (subjects/people)
• राजा (king, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous and valorous king benefits his people so deeply that even his death—when it is a destined, honorable fall in battle—does not immediately plunge the realm into misery; good governance and dharma create enduring public well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva is describing the social effect of a heroic ruler’s fate: if such a king attains vīra-gati (a warrior’s death) by daiva (destiny), the subjects in his viṣaya (realm) still remain joyful, implying stability and merit generated by his rule.