Shloka 10
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
धर्मशीला जनपदा: सुसंतोषाश्न साधव: । न च मिथ्याप्रलापो>त्र स्वैरेष्वपि कुतोडन्यथा
dharmaśīlā janapadāḥ susantoṣāś ca sādhavaḥ | na ca mithyāpralāpo 'tra svair eṣv api kuto 'nyathā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ang mga tao sa lupang iyon ay tapat sa dharma—mapagkasiya at marangal. Sa bansang iyon ay walang huwad o walang saysay na pananalita; kahit sa mga bagay na nasa sariling pasiya, paano magkakaroon ng paglihis sa nararapat?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A society grounded in dharma is marked by contentment, virtue, and truthfulness; when people are ethically formed, even personal freedom (svaira) does not lead to wrongdoing or ‘otherwise’ conduct.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the moral character of a particular country’s inhabitants, emphasizing their righteous nature and the absence of false speech as a sign of a well-ordered, dharmic community.