Shloka 9
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच राजमूला महाबाहो योगक्षेमसुवृष्टय: । प्रजासु व्याधयश्वचैव मरणं च भयानि च,भीष्मजीने कहा--महाबाहो! प्रजाके योग, क्षेम, उत्तम वृष्टि, व्याधि, मृत्यु और भय --इन सबका मूल कारण राजा ही है
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca rājamūlā mahābāho yogakṣemasuvṛṣṭayaḥ | prajāsū vyādhayaś caiva maraṇaṃ ca bhayāni ca ||
Translation
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—হে মহাবাহো! প্ৰজাৰ যোগ-ক্ষেম, উত্তম বৃষ্টি, আৰু ৰোগ, মৃত্যু, ভয়—এই সকলোৰে মূল কাৰণ ৰজাই।
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजमूलाःhaving the king as the root/cause
राजमूलाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootराजमूल
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
योगक्षेमसुवृष्टयःprosperity (acquisition), security (preservation), and good rains
योगक्षेमसुवृष्टयः:
TypeNoun
Rootयोगक्षेमसुवृष्टि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
प्रजासुamong/in the subjects
प्रजासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
व्याधयःdiseases
व्याधयः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्याधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मरणम्death
मरणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमरण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भयानिfears/dangers
भयानि:
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
King (implied)S
Subjects/people (prajāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes