Shloka 376

Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)

Devanagari script

सर्वकामसमायुक्ता: शूरा धर्मार्थनिश्चिता: । महाराज! मशक जनपदमें सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंके देनेवाले धर्मात्मा क्षत्रिय निवास करते हैं। मानस जनपदके निवासी वैश्यवृत्तिसे जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं। वे सर्वभोगसम्पन्न

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sarvakāmasamāyuktāḥ śūrā dharmārthaniścitāḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“在那片地域，居住着持守正法的刹帝利，他们能赐予人所欲求的一切善果——勇武之士，于达摩与阿尔塔之道上意志坚定。玛那斯国之民以吠舍之业维生；他们享用与资财俱足，胸怀英雄之气，明辨义理与兴盛之事，并在决心上坚忍不移。”

Word by Word

• सर्वकामसमायुक्ताः: endowed with all desires/objects of desire
• सर्वकामसमायुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकाम-समायुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes, brave men
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धर्मार्थनिश्चिताः: firmly resolved regarding dharma and artha
• धर्मार्थनिश्चिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मार्थ-निश्चित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• Kṣatriyas
• Vaiśyas
• Maśaka janapada
• Mānas janapada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal of social and political stability: communities flourish when warrior-rulers are courageous and anchored in dharma and artha, and when economic life is responsibly sustained through proper livelihood. Ethical resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya) and righteous intent (dharmātmā) are presented as the foundation of prosperity and security.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing particular regions and the character of their inhabitants to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra—praising the valor, righteousness, and prosperity of the people (especially Kṣatriyas and those living by Vaiśya occupations). It functions as a geographic-ethnographic notice within the broader war narrative of Bhīṣma Parva.