Shloka 47

शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma

Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare

Devanagari script

कच्चित्ते दयितास्सर्वे कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः।वार्तायां संश्रितस्तात लोको हि सुखमेधते।।।।

Transliteration

kaccit te dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ |

vārtāyāṃ saṃśritas tāta loko hi sukham edhate || 2.100.47 ||

Translation

కృషి మరియు గోరక్షణతో జీవించే నీకు ప్రియమైన వారందరూ కుశలంగా ఉన్నారా? తాత, వార్తా (ఉత్పాదక జీవిక)పై ఆధారపడిన ప్రజలు సుఖంగా అభివృద్ధి చెందుతారు.

Word by Word

कच्चित्I hope; is it so?

तेto you

दयिताःdear; well-disposed

सर्वेall

कृषि-गोरक्ष-जीविनःthose living by farming and cattle-rearing

वार्तायाम्in (their) occupation

संश्रितःdependent; resorting to

तातdear child

लोकःthe people; the world

हिindeed

सुखम्happily; in comfort

एधतेprospers; grows

Context

I trust all those men who live on agriculture and cattle-rearing are favourable to you.The world's prosperity, dear brother, grows on the profession of cattle rearing.

Characters & Entities

Bharata

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Rājadharma includes protecting and valuing the productive classes—farmers and cattle-rearers—because society’s stability and welfare depend on sustainable livelihoods.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks whether Bharata maintains good relations with agrarian and pastoral communities, emphasizing that a kingdom’s prosperity rests on them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom in governance: recognizing that ethical rule must be supported by economic well-being and protection of those who sustain the realm.