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Shloka 74

Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam

Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants

राजानो भरतश्रेष्ठ भोक्तुकामा वसुंधराम्‌ । न चापि तृप्ति: कामानां विद्यतेडद्यापि कस्यचित्‌,देवशरीरधारी प्राणियोंके लिये और मानवशरीर-धारी जीवोंके लिये यथेष्ट फल देनेवाली यह भूमि उनका परम आश्रय होती है। भरतश्रेष्ठ! जैसे कुत्ते मांसके टुकड़ेके लिये परस्पर लड़ते और एक-दूसरेको नोचते हैं, उसी प्रकार राजा लोग इस वसुधाको भोगनेकी इच्छा रखकर आपसमें लड़ते और लूटपाट करते हैं; किंतु आजतक किसीको अपनी कामनाओंसे तृप्ति नहीं हुई

sañjaya uvāca | rājāno bharataśreṣṭha bhoktukāmā vasuṃdharām | na cāpi tṛptiḥ kāmānāṃ vidyate ’dhyāpi kasyacit ||

राजानो भरतश्रेष्ठ भोक्तुकामा वसुंधराम् । न चापि तृप्तिः कामानां विद्यतेऽद्यापि कस्यचित् ॥

राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भोक्तुकामाःdesirous to enjoy
भोक्तुकामाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootभोक्तुकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वसुन्धराम्the earth
वसुन्धराम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसुन्धरा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तृप्तिःsatisfaction
तृप्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतृप्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कामानाम्of desires
कामानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विद्यतेexists/is found
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कस्यचित्of anyone (at all)
कस्यचित्:
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
B
Bharataśreṣṭha (epithet addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
R
rājānaḥ (kings)
V
vasuṃdharā (the earth)

Educational Q&A

Desire (kāma) is intrinsically insatiable: even when power and land are gained, lasting contentment (tṛpti) does not arise. The verse critiques political greed and warns that craving for dominion over the earth fuels conflict without yielding true fulfillment.

Sanjaya, reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reflects on the motives behind royal conflict: kings fight to enjoy and possess the earth, likened to dogs fighting over meat. This moral reflection frames the broader war context by identifying greed and rivalry as driving forces.