Shloka 115
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
Devanagari script
मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु विषमा जायते मही । उज्जहार ततो वैन्य: शिलाजालान् समन्तत:
Transliteration
manvantareṣu sarveṣu viṣamā jāyate mahī | ujjahāra tato vainyaḥ śilājālān samantataḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“在每一个摩奴劫（Manvantara）中，大地都会变得崎岖不平、阻碍丛生。因此韦尼亚（普利图王）四面清除那纵横交织的岩石屏障，使土地重归秩序，复得可用。”
Word by Word
मन्वन्तरेषुin (the) Manvantaras/epochs
मन्वन्तरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमन्वन्तर
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
विषमाuneven/irregular
विषमा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविषम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born/comes to be
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (जायते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
महीthe earth
मही:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उज्जहारhe removed/drew out
उज्जहार:
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (उद्+हृ)
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/from that (time)
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
वैन्यःVainya (Pr̥thu), son of Vena
वैन्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिलाजालान्masses/nets of rocks (stone-collections)
शिलाजालान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिलाजाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
समन्ततःon all sides, everywhere
समन्ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaV
Vainya (King Pṛthu)E
Earth (Mahī)M
ManvantaraŚ
Śilājāla (rocky barriers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma includes maintaining the earth’s order and ensuring public welfare—removing obstacles and restoring stability so society can flourish.
Bhīṣma describes how, as ages pass, the land becomes rough and obstructed; King Pṛthu (Vainya) responds by clearing widespread rocky impediments, making the terrain fit for habitation and use.