Shloka 52

Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्

Devanagari script

क्षत्र याति तथा स्वर्ग भुवि निग्रहपालनै: । सम्यक्‌ प्रणीतदण्डा हि कामद्वेषविवर्जिता: । अलुब्धा विगतक्रोधा: सतां यान्ति सलोकताम्‌

Transliteration

kṣatra yāti tathā svargaṁ bhuvi nigrahapālanaiḥ | samyak praṇītadaṇḍā hi kāmadveṣavivarjitāḥ | alubdhā vigatakrodhāḥ satāṁ yānti salokatām ||

Translation

同样，刹帝利在大地上行使克制与护佑，亦能得升天界。因为凡施罚得其正者——离欲离憎，不贪不嗔——终将抵达贤善之士的世界。

Word by Word

• क्षत्रम्: kingship/royal power
• क्षत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• याति: goes/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• निग्रहपालनैः: by restraint and protection/governance
• निग्रहपालनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निग्रहपालन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्यक्: properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• प्रणीतदण्डाः: having duly imposed punishment/discipline
• प्रणीतदण्डाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नीत-दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कामद्वेषविवर्जिताः: free from desire and hatred
• कामद्वेषविवर्जिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-द्वेष-विवर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अलुब्धाः: not greedy
• अलुब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलुब्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विगतक्रोधाः: with anger gone; free from wrath
• विगतक्रोधाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत-क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यान्ति: go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सलोकताम्: the state of being in the same world (as them)
• सलोकताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-लोकता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kṣatriya (kṣatra)
• svarga
• sat (the virtuous)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s path to merit is not mere power but righteous governance: protecting society and restraining wrongdoing through properly measured punishment, while remaining free from desire, hatred, greed, and anger. Such impartial self-controlled rule leads to the heavenly/virtuous realm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the ethical standard of kṣatriya conduct (rājadharma): how a king or warrior-ruler should maintain order on earth through protection and restraint, and what spiritual result follows from administering justice without personal passions.