Shloka 10

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

Devanagari script

न तु केवलदैवेन प्रजा भावेन रेमिरे । यद्‌ बभूव मनःकान्तं कर्मणा स चकार तत्‌

Transliteration

na tu kevaladaivena prajā bhāvena remire | yad babhūva manaḥkāntaṃ karmaṇā sa cakāra tat |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Hindi lamang dahil sa kapalaran o suwerte nagagalak ang mga tao; nagagalak sila mula sa puso. Anumang minamahal ng kanilang isipan, iyon mismo ang tinutupad ng hari sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga gawa. Kaya ang kanilang kasiyahan ay hindi lang mula sa kanyang pag-iingat bilang hari, kundi mula rin sa taos na tiwala at debosyon sa kanya.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• केवल: only/merely
• केवल: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केवल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दैवेन: by fate/divine dispensation
• दैवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रजाः: the subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• भावेन: with feeling/affection/devotion
• भावेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रेमिरे: rejoiced/delighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• बभूव: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मनःकान्तम्: dear to the mind/pleasing
• मनःकान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनःकान्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चकार: did/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• prajā (the subjects/people)
• the king (implied; in context identified as Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public welfare is not secured by 'fortune' alone; it arises from a ruler’s deliberate, ethical action that aligns governance with the genuine needs and well-being of the people, thereby earning their trust and devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the subjects’ happiness under the king: they are not merely passively content due to circumstances, but actively delighted because the king fulfills what is dear to them through concrete deeds, which generates loyalty and devotion.