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Shloka 14

Jarāsandha as Obstacle to the Rājasūya — Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Genealogical Brief

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 13

सर्वमेव न तत्रासीद्‌ धर्मनित्ये युधिष्ठिरे । उन दिनों राजाके सुप्रबन्धसे ब्याजकी आजीविका, यज्ञकी सामग्री, गोरक्षा, खेती और व्यापार--इन सबकी विशेष उन्नति होने लगी। निर्धन प्रजाजनोंसे पिछले वर्षका बाकी कर नहीं लिया जाता था तथा चालू वर्षका कर वसूल करनेके लिये किसीको पीड़ा नहीं दी जाती थी। सदा धर्ममें तत्पर रहनेवाले युधिष्ठिरके शासनकालमें रोग तथा अग्निका प्रकोप आदि कोई भी उपद्रव नहीं था | १२-१३ ह ।। दस्युभ्यो वज्चकेभ्यश्व राज्ञ: प्रति परस्परम्‌

sarvam eva na tatrāsīd dharmanitye yudhiṣṭhire |

Vaiśampāyana disse: No reinado de Yudhiṣṭhira, sempre firme no dharma, não havia desordem. Sob seu governo bem ordenado, prosperaram os meios de vida lícitos e o bem-estar público — os recursos para o sacrifício, a proteção do gado, a agricultura e o comércio avançaram. Os pobres não eram pressionados por atrasos do ano anterior, nem se molestava alguém para cobrar os tributos do ano corrente. Nesse reino governado pelo dharma não havia calamidades como doenças ou surtos de fogo, nem temor de bandidos ou enganadores.

सर्वम्everything (all)
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तत्रthere/in that realm
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
आसीत्was/existed
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
धर्मनित्येin (him who is) ever steadfast in dharma
धर्मनित्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मनित्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरेin Yudhiṣṭhira (i.e., in his reign)
युधिष्ठिरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

A king established in dharma creates social order: prosperity grows, taxation is humane, and the vulnerable are protected. Ethical governance is shown not merely by wealth, but by the absence of coercion, fear, and preventable suffering.

Vaiśampāyana describes the conditions in Yudhiṣṭhira’s kingdom: livelihoods and key sectors flourish, people are not tormented for taxes, and there are no major disturbances such as disease, fire, or threats from bandits and cheats—presenting his reign as an exemplar of dharmic rule.