Shloka 9
राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः
Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures
Devanagari script
राजा होवाखिलं लोकं॑ समुदीर्ण समुत्सुकम् । प्रसादयति धर्मेण प्रसाद्य च विराजते
Transliteration
rājā hovākhilaṃ lokaṃ samudīrṇaṃ samutsukam | prasādayati dharmeṇa prasādya ca virājate |
Translation
राजा ह्यखिलं लोकं समुदीर्णं समुत्सुकम्। प्रसादयति धर्मेण प्रसाद्य च विराजते॥
Word by Word
[{'term''rājā', 'definition': 'king
[{'term':
ruler'}, {'term''akhilam', 'definition': 'entire
ruler'}, {'term':
whole'}, {'term''lokam', 'definition': 'the world
whole'}, {'term':
the people'}, {'term''samudīrṇam', 'definition': 'agitated
the people'}, {'term':
aroused'}, {'term''samutsukam', 'definition': 'eager
aroused'}, {'term':
anxious for attainment'}, {'term''prasādayati', 'definition': 'he pleases
anxious for attainment'}, {'term':
brings to favor/contentment'}, {'term''dharmeṇa', 'definition': 'by dharma
brings to favor/contentment'}, {'term':
through righteous law and conduct'}, {'term''prasādya', 'definition': 'having pleased/pacified
through righteous law and conduct'}, {'term':
having won over'}, {'term''virājate', 'definition': 'he shines
having won over'}, {'term':
Speaker
वसुमना उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वसुमना (Vasumanā)र
राजा (the king)ल
लोक (the people/world)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Educational Q&A
A king’s true power is dharma-based governance: by ruling justly he pacifies even a restless, desire-driven populace, and his own prosperity and radiance arise from that righteousness.
Vasumanā is describing the effect of righteous rule: the king maintains public contentment through dharma, and as a result both the realm and the ruler become stable, pleased, and illustrious.