Shloka 26

राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्

Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable

Devanagari script

महान्‌ वृक्षो जायते वर्धते च त॑ चैव भूतानि समाश्रयन्ति । यदा वक्षश्छिद्यते दहाते च तदाश्रया अनिकेता भवन्ति

Transliteration

mahān vṛkṣo jāyate vardhate ca taṃ caiva bhūtāni samāśrayanti | yadā vṛkṣaś chidyate dahyate ca tadāśrayā aniketā bhavanti ||

Translation

قال أوتاثيا: «إذا وُلدت شجرةٌ عظيمة ونمت على مهلٍ، جاءت إليها كائناتٌ كثيرة فاتخذتها مأوى. فإذا قُطعت تلك الشجرة أو أُحرقت، صار كل من كان يعتمد عليها بلا مأوى. وكذلك إذا هُدم السند الذي يقوم عليه المجتمع، بقي من كان يتكئ عليه بلا ملجأ.»

Word by Word

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृक्षः: tree
• वृक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जायते: is born/arises
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• वर्धते: grows
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्र: there/on it
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भूतानि: creatures/beings
• भूतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• समाश्रयन्ति: take refuge/resort (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• वृक्षः: tree
• वृक्षः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• छिद्यते: is cut
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (passive), Third, Singular

• दह्यते: is burnt
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (passive), Third, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• आश्रयाः: dependents/those who had shelter
• आश्रयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनिकेताः: homeless/without abode
• अनिकेताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिकेत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भवन्ति: become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

Speaker

उतथ्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Utathya
• vṛkṣa (tree)
• bhūtāni (creatures/birds as implied)