Shloka 7

Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद

Devanagari script

कश्न विज्ञायते पूर्व को वरो दण्डसंज्ञित: । किंसंस्थश्नव भवेद्‌ दण्ड: का वास्य गतिरुच्यते,पहले इसे किस नामसे जाना जाता था? कौन दण्ड प्रसिद्ध है? दण्डका आधार क्‍या है? तथा उसकी गति क्या बतायी गयी है?

Transliteration

kaś ca vijñāyate pūrvaṁ ko varo daṇḍasaṁjñitaḥ | kiṁsaṁsthaś ca bhaved daṇḍaḥ kā vāsya gatir ucyate ||

Translation

যুধিষ্ঠিৰে সুধিলে— পূৰ্বকালত ই কিহ নামেৰে জনা গৈছিল? কোন শ্ৰেষ্ঠ তত্ত্বক ‘দণ্ড’ বুলি কোৱা হয়? দণ্ড কোন আধাৰত স্থিত, আৰু তাৰ গতি/পৰিণতি কি বুলি কোৱা হৈছে?

Word by Word

• कः: who/what (which person/thing)
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• विज्ञायते: is known/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive

• पूर्वम्: formerly/earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• कः: who/which
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरः: excellent one/best
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दण्ड-संज्ञितः: called/known as 'Daṇḍa'
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्डसंज्ञित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संस्थः: situated/established (in)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• भवेत्: would be/may be
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Vidhi-lin, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• दण्डः: punishment/rod (Daṇḍa)
• दण्डः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• का: what (which)
• का: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or/indeed (disjunctive/emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अस्य: of it/of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गतिः: course/movement/destination
• गतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is said/is stated
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Daṇḍa