Shloka 7
Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)
नित्यमुद्यतदण्डाद्धि भृशमुद्धिजते जन: । तस्मात् सर्वाणि कार्याणि दण्डेनैव विधारयेत्,“जो सदा दण्ड देनेके लिये उद्यत रहता है, उससे प्रजाजन बहुत डरते हैं; इसलिये सब कार्य दण्डके द्वारा ही सिद्ध करे
nityam udyatadaṇḍād dhi bhṛśam uddhijate janaḥ | tasmāt sarvāṇi kāryāṇi daṇḍenaiva vidhārayet ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “Lubhang natatakot ang mga tao sa sinumang laging nakahandang magparusa sa pamamagitan ng tungkod ng kapangyarihan. Kaya’t ang lahat ng gawain ay dapat isaayos at tapusin sa pamamagitan ng parusa—sa matatag na pamamahala at disiplinang naipatutupad.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores daṇḍa (punitive authority) as a practical tool of governance: fear of enforceable punishment restrains wrongdoing, so public affairs and social order are maintained by firm, rule-backed discipline.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of his narration, states a general maxim about rulership and administration—how subjects react to a ruler ready to punish, and why punishment is presented as a means to regulate and accomplish state and social duties.