Shloka 19

Brahmopadeśa: Adhipatitva-kathana, Dharma-lakṣaṇa, and Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña Viveka

Book 14, Chapter 43

Devanagari script

राज्ञां हि विषये येषां साधव: परिरक्षिता: । तेडस्मिल्लोके प्रमोदन्ते सुखं प्रेत्य च भुज्जते

Transliteration

rājñāṃ hi viṣaye yeṣāṃ sādhavaḥ parirakṣitāḥ | te 'smin loke pramodante sukhaṃ pretya ca bhuñjate ||

Translation

Pois aqueles reis em cujo reino os justos e virtuosos são protegidos alegram-se neste mesmo mundo; e, após a morte, também desfrutam de felicidade.

Word by Word

• राज्ञाम्: of kings
• राज्ञाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

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

• येषाम्: of whom/whose
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• परिरक्षिताः: protected/guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-रक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रमोदन्ते: rejoice
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुद्
• Form: Present, Lat, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• सुखम्: happiness/comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेत्य: having departed (after death)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-इ
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्)

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

• भुज्यते: is enjoyed/one enjoys
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, Lat, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• राजानः (kings/rulers)
• साधवः (the virtuous/righteous people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma is to protect the virtuous within the kingdom; such protection yields visible well-being in this life and favorable results after death, showing that political power is ethically grounded in safeguarding moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking, stating a general principle of rājadharma: kings who ensure the safety of sādhus in their domain gain joy and prosperity here and happiness in the hereafter.