Shloka 23
राजा-दैवतत्वम् — The King as a Stabilizing ‘Daivata’ (Divine Function) in Social Order
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच तमन्लुवन् प्रजा मा भे: कर्त्नेनो गमिष्यति । पशूनामधिपज्चाशद्धिरण्यस्य तथैव च
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca tam anluvan prajā mā bheḥ kṛtsnena gamīṣyati | paśūnām adhipaś cāśad dhiraṇyasya tathaiva ca ||
Translation
قال بهيشما: «لا تخافوا، أيها الناس. باتّباعكم له تنالون تمام ما تُبتغى غايته. وسيغدو سيد الماشية، وكذلك سيد الذهب أيضًا.»
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुवन्following (him)
अनुवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + वन् (√वन्/वन्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजाःthe subjects/people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
भैःfear
भैः:
TypeVerb
Rootभी
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कर्त्नेनby/with (his) deed/act
कर्त्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्त्न
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
एनःthis one/he
एनः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (enad-pronoun stem: एन)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गमिष्यतिwill go/attain
गमिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormSimple Future (Lृट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पशूनाम्of cattle/animals
पशूनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अधिपःlord/master
अधिपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधिप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अशद्धिरण्यस्यof impure gold (gold not purified)
अशद्धिरण्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअशद्-हिरण्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaP
prajā (the subjects/people)P
paśu (cattle/livestock)D
dhiraṇya (gold/wealth)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes