Shloka 128

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

स विजित्य महीपालांक्ष॒कार वशवर्तिन: । चचार च सतां धर्म प्राप चानुत्तमं यश:,उन्होंने सब राजाओंको जीतकर अपने अधीन कर लिया तथा सत्पुरुषोंके धर्मका पालन और उत्तम यशका उपार्जन किया

Transliteration

sa vijitya mahīpālān kṣitīṃ cakāra vaśavartinaḥ | cacāra ca satāṃ dharmaṃ prāpa cānuttamaṃ yaśaḥ ||

Translation

Matapos daigin ang mga hari sa lupa, isinailalim niya sila sa kanyang kapangyarihan. Gayunman, namuhay siya ayon sa dharma na pinangangalagaan ng mga banal at mararangal, at dahil dito’y nakamtan niya ang walang kapantay na katanyagan.

Word by Word

सःhe

विजित्यhaving conquered

महीपालान्kings (protectors of the earth)

चकारmade, rendered

वशवर्तिनःsubservient, under (his) control

चचारpractised, observed

चand

सताम्of the good (people)

धर्मम्dharma, righteous conduct

प्रापattained, obtained

चand

अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, excellent

यशःfame, glory

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

mahīpālāḥ (kings/rulers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and victory are ethically validated only when joined with sat-dharma—conduct aligned with the standards of the virtuous; such rule yields lasting, unsurpassed fame.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a ruler who subdues other kings and brings them under his authority, while simultaneously maintaining righteous conduct, resulting in exceptional renown.