Shloka 55

Devanagari script

आसन्‌ वर्षसहस्रिण्यस्तथा वर्षसहस्रका: । अरोगा: सर्वसिद्धार्था रामे राज्यं प्रशासति

Transliteration

āsan varṣasahasriṇyas tathā varṣasahasrakāḥ | arogāḥ sarvasiddhārthā rāme rājyaṁ praśāsati ||

Translation

Por milhares e milhares de anos, enquanto Rāma governava o reino, o povo viveu livre de doença e de carência; seus objetivos se cumpriam e suas vidas prosperavam—imagem do governo justo em que o dharma do rei se torna o bem-estar de todos.

Word by Word

आसन्were

वर्षसहस्रिण्यःlasting a thousand years (f.)

तथाand likewise

वर्षसहस्रकाःlasting a thousand years (m.)

अरोगाःfree from disease

सर्वसिद्धार्थाःwhose aims were all fulfilled / fully accomplished

रामेwhen/while Rama (was present); in Rama

राज्यम्the kingdom

प्रशासतिrules/governs

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Rāma

rājya (the kingdom)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents the ethical ideal of rājadharma: when a ruler governs in accordance with dharma, the result is public welfare—health, security, and the fulfillment of legitimate human aims. The king’s just administration is portrayed as directly linked to social harmony and prosperity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes the condition of the world under Rāma’s reign: for immensely long periods, people remained disease-free and fully provided for, emphasizing the exemplary nature of Rāma’s governance as a model of righteous kingship.