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Shloka 6

Āśramadharma and the Marks of the Muni

Yayāti–Aṣṭaka Saṃvāda

स राजा सिंहविक्रान्तो युवा विषयगोचर: । अविरोधेन धर्मस्य चचार सुखमुत्तमम्‌,वे राजा सिंहके समान पराक्रमी और नवयुवक थे। सम्पूर्ण विषय उनके अधीन थे और वे धर्मका विरोध न करते हुए उत्तम सुखका उपभोग करते थे

sa rājā siṁha-vikrānto yuvā viṣaya-gocaraḥ | avirodhena dharmasya cacāra sukham uttamam ||

พระราชาพระองค์นั้นทรงองอาจดุจสิงห์ ยังทรงอยู่ในกำลังแห่งวัยหนุ่ม และแว่นแคว้นทั้งสิ้นอยู่ในอำนาจของพระองค์ โดยมิได้ทรงขัดต่อธรรมะเลย พระองค์ทรงดำรงและเสวยสุขอันประเสริฐยิ่ง

सःhe/that (king)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सिंहविक्रान्तःlion-like in prowess
सिंहविक्रान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसिंहविक्रान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युवाyoung
युवा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विषयगोचरःhaving (all) realms/subjects within his reach
विषयगोचरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविषयगोचर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अविरोधेनwithout opposition (i.e., non-contradiction)
अविरोधेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअविरोध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धर्मस्यof dharma/righteousness
धर्मस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चचारhe lived/moved about; he conducted himself
चचार:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुखम्happiness/comfort
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्excellent/supreme
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
the king (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

The verse links legitimate happiness (sukha) with non-opposition to dharma: a ruler’s prosperity is ethically grounded when his power and enjoyment remain within the bounds of righteous duty and do not violate moral order.

Vaiśampāyana describes a king at the height of youthful strength and lion-like valor, whose authority effectively encompasses the whole realm; he lives in excellent comfort while maintaining conduct that does not conflict with dharma.