Shloka 39
मान्धातृ-जन्म-चरितम्
The Birth and Career Account of Māndhātṛ
एकाहात् पृथिवी तेन धर्मनित्येन धीमता । विजिता शासनादेव सरत्नाकरपत्तना,उन धर्मपरायण बुद्धिमान् नरेशने केवल शासनमात्रसे एक ही दिनमें समुद्र, खान और नगरोंसहित सारी पृथ्वीपर विजय प्राप्त कर ली
ekāhāt pṛthivī tena dharmanityena dhīmatā | vijitā śāsanād eva saratnākara-pattanā ||
Sinabi ni Lomaśa: “Sa pamamagitan ng haring yaon na marunong at laging matatag sa dharma, ang buong daigdig ay nasakop sa loob ng isang araw—kasama ang mga dagat, mga minahan ng kayamanan, at mga lungsod—sa bisa lamang ng kanyang matuwid na utos.”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ideal of kingship in which moral steadfastness (dharma-nityatā) and wise governance make authority effective: conquest is achieved not primarily by violence but by the legitimacy and discipline embodied in righteous command.
Lomaśa describes a remarkable ruler whose reputation and righteous rule are so compelling that the entire world—oceans, resource-regions, and cities—comes under his control in a single day, simply through his order.