Shloka 48

राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः

Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures

Devanagari script

नास्यापवादे स्थातव्यं दक्षेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । धर्म्यमाकांक्षता लोकमी श्वरस्पानसूयता

Transliteration

nāsyāpavāde sthātavyaṃ dakṣeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | dharmyām ākāṅkṣatā lokaṃ īśvaras tv anasūyatā ||

Translation

جو شخص باکفایت ہو اور جس کے اعمال بےکلفت و پاکیزہ ہوں، اسے الزام تراشی اور عیب جوئی میں نہیں پڑنا چاہیے۔ اسے ایک دھارمک دنیا کی آرزو رکھنی چاہیے اور پروردگار کے بارے میں حسد اور ملامت سے پاک رہنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

नnot

अस्यof him/this (person)

अपवादेin blame/censure

स्थातव्यम्one should stand/remain (i.e., should persist)

दक्षेणby a capable/skillful (person)

अक्लिष्टकर्मणाby one whose actions are untroubled/untiring

धर्म्यम्righteous/according to dharma

आकाङ्क्षताby one desiring

लोकम्the world/people

ईश्वरःthe lord/master

अपानसूयताwith freedom from envy (non-censoriousness)

Speaker

वसुमना उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vasumanā

Īśvara (the Lord)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Avoid living in blame and reproach; cultivate competent, untainted action aimed at a dharmic social order, and maintain a non-envious, non-censorious attitude toward the Lord.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vasumanā delivers a moral instruction: rather than criticizing, a capable person should pursue dharma for the world’s welfare and relate to Īśvara without envy or fault-finding.