Shloka 75
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
Devanagari script
कच्चिद् विदित्वा पुरुषानुत्तमाधममध्यमान् | त्वं कर्मस्वनुरूपेषु नियोजयसि भारत,भारत! तुम उत्तम, मध्यम और अधम श्रेणीके मनुष्योंको पहचानकर उन्हें उनके अनुरूप कार्योंमें ही लगाते हो न?
Transliteration
kaccid viditvā puruṣān uttamādhamamadhyamān | tvaṃ karmasv anurūpeṣu niyojayasi bhārata bhārata |
Translation
قال نارادا: «يا بهاراتا، بعدما تميّز الرجال إلى فاضلٍ ووسطٍ ودون ذلك، هل تُولّي كلًّا منهم من الأعمال ما يوافق قدرته وطبيعته؟»
Word by Word
कच्चित्whether? (I hope/indeed?)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
विदित्वाhaving known/recognized
विदित्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√विद्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
पुरुषान्men/persons
पुरुषान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
उत्तमbest (persons)
उत्तम:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
Formmasculine, accusative, plural (elliptic agreement with पुरुषान्)
अधमlowest (persons)
अधम:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधम
Formmasculine, accusative, plural (elliptic agreement with पुरुषान्)
मध्यमान्middling/average (persons)
मध्यमान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formnominative, singular
कर्मसुin tasks/works
कर्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, locative, plural
अनुरूपेषुappropriate/suitable
अनुरूपेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरूप
Formneuter, locative, plural
नियोजयसिyou appoint/engage (them)
नियोजयसि:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√युज्
Formलट् (present), परस्मैपद, second, singular, active
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
भारतO Bharata!
भारत:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaB
Bhārata (addressed king)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes