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Shloka 1

Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद

Devanagari script

- 'इमावेव गौतमभरद्वाजौ” इत्यादि श्रुतिके अनुसार सम्पूर्ण ज्ञानेन्द्रियोंका गौतम

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—ayaṃ pitāmahenokto rājadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | īśvaraś ca mahādaṇḍo daṇḍe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira thưa: “Bạch Tổ phụ, Người đã giảng giải vương pháp muôn đời này. Theo đó, Đại Daṇḍa—quyền lực của hình phạt và trị quốc—là đấng chủ tể của hết thảy; trên Daṇḍa mà mọi sự đều được thiết lập.”

Word by Word

अयम्this

पितामहेनby the grandsire (Bhishma)

उक्तःsaid / spoken

राजधर्मःduty/law of kings (royal dharma)

सनातनःeternal

ईश्वरःlord / ruler

चand

महादण्डःthe great punishment/rod (sovereign chastisement)

दण्डेin/with respect to punishment (the rod)

सर्वम्everything

प्रतिष्ठितम्is established / rests

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)

Daṇḍa

Rājadharma

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?

That the stability of society and the functioning of kingship rest on Daṇḍa—lawful authority expressed as discipline and punishment—presented as the governing power that upholds order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma (the grandsire) and summarizes/acknowledges Bhīṣma’s exposition of the eternal rājadharma, emphasizing the central role of Daṇḍa in governance.