Mahābhārata · 1.148.9–10
॥
Devanāgarī
वेत्रकीयगृहे राजा नायं नयम् इहास्थितः ॥
अनामयं जनस्यास्य येन स्याद् अद्य शाश्वतम् ॥
एतदर्हा वयं नूनं वसामो दुर्बलस्य ये ॥
विषये नित्यम् उद्विग्नाः कुराजानम् उपाश्रिताः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
vetrakīyagṛhe rājā nāyaṃ nayam ihāsthitaḥ ||
anāmayaṃ janasyāsya yena syād adya śāśvatam ||
etadarhā vayaṃ nūnaṃ vasāmo durbalasya ye ||
viṣaye nityam udvignāḥ kurājānam upāśritāḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
वेत्रकीयगृहे राजा न अयं नयम् इह आस्थितःvetrakīyagṛhe rājā na ayaṃ nayam iha āsthitaḥthis king in Vetrakiyagriha has not established here a [wise] rule,
अनामयं जनस्य अस्य येन स्यात् अद्य शाश्वतम्anāmayaṃ janasya asya yena syāt adya śāśvatamone by which lasting security for this people might exist today;
एतदर्हाः वयं नूनं वसामः दुर्बलस्य येetadarhāḥ vayaṃ nūnaṃ vasāmaḥ durbalasya yeit serves us right, surely, that we dwell,
विषये नित्यम् उद्विग्नाः कुराजानम् उपाश्रिताःviṣaye nityam udvignāḥ kurājānam upāśritāḥforever anxious within the domain of a weak man, having taken refuge with a bad king;
नायंnāyaṃoriginal form "nāyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इहास्थितःihāsthitaḥoriginal form "ihāsthitaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनस्यास्यjanasyāsyaoriginal form "janasyāsya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्याद्syādoriginal form "syād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतदर्हाetadarhāoriginal form "etadarhā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वसामोvasāmooriginal form "vasāmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Traducción
"The king in Vetrakiyagriha has not established the kind of wise rule by which this people would now have lasting security. It serves us right, surely, that we live in the domain of a weak man, forever anxious, having taken refuge with a bad king."
Versión
30334b36434c · publicado 12 jul 2026, 17:09:57 UTC
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Here the root of the people's calamity is rightly pointed to — an unworthy ruler. It is significant that the brahmin traces the trouble to a king who fails his duty of protection: where the ruler is weak and negligent, evil flourishes, and the subjects are condemned to fear. Here the dharma of the king (raja-dharma) is shown: the sovereign is set to guard his people, and connivance with evil is the gravest breach of his duty — a bad king is worse than no king. His bitter "it serves us right" is significant too: a people that endures an unrighteous lord and does not seek another shares in the guilt of his negligence. Thus the verse shows that the well-being of subjects rests on the righteousness of the ruler; and where there is no protector-king, there a devourer comes to reign instead.