Shloka 25

उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्

Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्मादपाक्रम्य सागच्छत्‌ पाकशासनम्‌ | अथ सो<न्वतपत्‌ पश्चाच्छियं दृष्टवा पुरन्दरे

Transliteration

tatas tasmād apākramya sāgacchat pākaśāsanam | atha so 'nvatapat paścāc chriyaṁ dṛṣṭvā purandare ||

Translation

于是，室利（王者之福运）从他身上退去，转而归于帕迦沙娑那（因陀罗）。其后，婆利见福运已至普兰达罗（因陀罗）处，便被深深的悔恨所攫住。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

• तस्मात्: from him/that (from there)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अपाक्रम्य: having withdrawn/retreated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + क्रम्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), indeclinable

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अगच्छत्: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाकशासनम्: Pākāśāsana (Indra)
• पाकशासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकशासन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ
• Form: Avyaya

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्वतपत्: repented, was distressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + तप्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्
• Form: Avyaya

• श्रियम्: Śrī, fortune (Lakṣmī)
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), indeclinable

• पुरन्दरे: in/with Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

उतथ्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Utathya
• Śrī (Lakṣmī/Rājalakṣmī)
• Indra (Pākaśāsana, Purandara)
• Bali

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Royal fortune (Śrī) is not a fixed possession; it follows merit, right conduct, and fitness for rule. When one becomes unworthy, prosperity departs, and regret arises only after the loss—so vigilance in dharma must precede decline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī, personified as royal prosperity, withdraws from Bali and goes to Indra (called Pākaśāsana/Purandara). Seeing Śrī with Indra, Bali is overcome with remorse, recognizing that his sovereignty and splendor have shifted away from him.