Shloka 83

Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)

Devanagari script

ऋतवश्व सुखा: सर्वे भवन्त्युत निरामया: । प्रसीदन्ति नराणां च स्वरवर्णमनांसि च,सभी ऋतुएँ सुखदायिनी और आरोग्य बढ़ानेवाली होती हैं। मनुष्योंके स्वर, वर्ण और मन स्वच्छ एवं प्रसन्न होते हैं

Transliteration

ṛtavaśva sukhāḥ sarve bhavanty uta nirāmayāḥ | prasīdanti narāṇāṃ ca svaravarṇamanāṃsi ca ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఋతువులు తమ తగిన క్రమంలో నడిచినప్పుడు, అవన్నీ సుఖదాయకములుగా, ఆరోగ్యవర్ధకములుగా ఉంటాయి. అప్పుడు మనుష్యుల స్వరం, వర్ణము, మనస్సు నిర్మలమై ప్రసన్నమగును.

Word by Word

ऋतवःseasons

चand

सुखाःpleasant, comfortable

सर्वेall

भवन्तिbecome/are

उतalso, moreover

निरामयाःfree from disease, healthy

प्रसीदन्तिbecome clear/pleased, are gladdened

नराणाम्of men/people

चand

स्वरvoices/tones

वर्णcomplexions, colors

मनांसिminds

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Ṛ

ṛtavaḥ (seasons)

narāḥ (people)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Human flourishing is linked to the proper order of nature (ṛta): when the seasons are balanced and timely, they become pleasant and health-giving, and people’s voice, complexion, and minds become clear and content—an ethical reminder that good governance and right conduct should support harmony in the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and the conditions of welfare. Here he describes the signs of a well-ordered world: favorable seasons and the resulting physical and mental well-being of people.