Shloka 25

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

तथा स्फीतो जनपदो मुदितश्च भविष्यति | एवं महात्मना तेन महेन्द्रेण नराधिप

Transliteration

tathā sphīto janapado muditaś ca bhaviṣyati | evaṃ mahātmanā tena mahendreṇa narādhipa |

Translation

“Kaya nga, ang kaharian ay lalo pang uunlad, at ang mga tao’y mapupuno ng galak. Sa ganitong paraan, O hari, ang dakilang-loob na si Mahendra (Indra) ay pinarangalan nang nararapat, na may pag-ibig at paggalang.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• स्फीतः: prosperous, flourishing
• स्फीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनपदः: country, realm, territory
• जनपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुदितः: gladdened, joyful
• मुदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भविष्यति: will be, will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवं: thus, in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवं

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तेन: by him, by that (one)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महेन्द्रेण: by Mahendra (great Indra)
• महेन्द्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahendra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s right conduct and reverent honoring of the divine order are presented as causes of public welfare: prosperity (sphīti) and collective joy (muditā) in the janapada. The verse links ethical governance and proper honoring of Indra with the flourishing of society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the narration to the king, stating that the country will become prosperous and happy; he then notes that Mahendra (Indra) was honored appropriately and affectionately, framing this honor as connected with the well-being of the realm.