Shloka 34

Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)

Devanagari script

अथ यो गुणसम्पन्नान्‌ हृदयस्यथाप्रियानपि । प्रियेण कुरुते वश्यांश्वचिरं यशसि तिष्ठति

Transliteration

atha yo guṇasampannān hṛdayasyātha priyān api | priyeṇa kurute vaśyāṁśv aciraṁ yaśasi tiṣṭhati ||

Translation

瓦摩提婆说道：“能以温爱之情使人心悦诚服，连那德行具足、心中所亲之人亦甘愿归顺者，不久便能稳立于美名之中。”

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुणसम्पन्नान्: endowed with virtues
• गुणसम्पन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हृदयस्य: of the heart
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: even/also (then)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अप्रियान्: unpleasant (persons/things)
• अप्रियान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्रियेण: by/with what is pleasing; with kindness
• प्रियेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कुरुते: makes/does
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• वश्यान्: submissive/amenable
• वश्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अचिरम्: soon/in a short time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर

• यशसि: in fame/glory
• यशसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठति: stands/abides
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वामदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Affectionate, pleasing conduct is an ethical and practical force: it makes even virtuous and close people willingly cooperative, and it quickly results in stable good reputation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, the sage Vāmadeva states a maxim about interpersonal governance: winning people through kindness and what is pleasing leads to influence and enduring fame.