Shloka 6

Adhyāya 42 (Śānti Parva): Śrāddha, Aurdhvadaihika Rites, and Royal Welfare Measures

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये पृथिवीपाला येषां नास्ति सुहज्जन:

Transliteration

ye cānye pṛthivīpālā yeṣāṃ nāsti suhṛjjanāḥ

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：“还有世间其他诸王——那些身旁没有真正善友、无真心为其谋福之人者。”

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पृथिवीपाला: kings, rulers of the earth
• पृथिवीपाला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• येषाम्: of whom, whose
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुहृत्-जनः: a friendly person; well-wisher
• सुहृत्-जनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृत्-जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• pṛthivīpālāḥ (kings/rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s strength is not only armies or wealth but also the presence of genuine well-wishers—loyal friends, allies, and wise counselors. Without such supportive relationships, governance becomes ethically and practically unstable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana continues a description/listing concerning rulers, specifically pointing to “other kings” characterized by the absence of true friends or well-wishers, highlighting their isolation as a significant condition in the discussion.