Shloka 48

एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline

Devanagari script

स हि सद्धभावितो राजा मद्धभधक्तश्न भविष्यति | तेन शास्त्रेण लोकेषु क्रिया: सर्वा: करिष्यति,'सत्पुरुषोंद्वारा सम्मानित वह राजा मेरा बड़ा भक्त होगा और लोकमें उसी शास्त्रके अनुसार सम्पूर्ण कार्य करेगा

Transliteration

sa hi sadbhāvitō rājā madbhaktaś ca bhaviṣyati | tena śāstreṇa lokeṣu kriyāḥ sarvāḥ kariṣyati ||

Translation

సత్పురుషులచే గౌరవింపబడిన ఆ రాజు నా భక్తుడవుతాడు; మరియు అదే శాస్త్రం ప్రకారం లోకంలో సమస్త కార్యాలను నిర్వహిస్తాడు।

Word by Word

सःhe/that (person)

हिindeed/for

सत्-भावितःhonoured/esteemed by the good

राजाking

मत्-भक्तःmy devotee

भविष्यतिwill be/become

तेनby that/with that

शास्त्रेणby the scripture/treatise

लोकेषुin the worlds/among people

क्रियाःactions/acts

सर्वाःall

करिष्यतिwill do/perform

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

king (unnamed)

virtuous people (satpuruṣa/sat)

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?

A ruler gains legitimacy through the esteem of the virtuous and should ground all public action in śāstra-guided dharma; devotion to the teacher/elder (here Bhīṣma) supports disciplined, principled governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma and statecraft in Śānti Parva, describes the ideal outcome for a king: respected by good people, devoted to Bhīṣma’s guidance, and committed to performing all duties according to the prescribed śāstric framework.