Shloka 14

Bṛhaspati’s Counsel on Contentment

Santoṣa), Restraint, and Adroha (Non-injury

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियो यज्ञशिष्टाशी राजा शान्‍्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित्‌ । असाधुनिग्रहरत: साधूनां प्रग्रहे रत:

Transliteration

kṣatriyo yajñaśiṣṭāśī rājā śāntārthatattvavit | asādhunigraharataḥ sādhūnāṃ pragrahe rataḥ ||

Translation

ক্ষত্ৰিয় ৰজাই যজ্ঞশেষ ভোজন কৰি জীৱন ধাৰণ কৰিব, শান্তি-শাস্ত্ৰৰ তত্ত্বাৰ্থ জানিব, অসাধুসকলক দমন কৰাত ৰত থাকিব আৰু সাধুসকলক আশ্ৰয়-ৰক্ষা কৰাতো সমানভাৱে ৰত থাকিব।

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya (warrior)
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञशिष्टाशी: one who eats the remnants of sacrifice
• यज्ञशिष्टाशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञशिष्टाशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शास्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित्: knower of the true purport and principles of the scriptures
• शास्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्रार्थतत्त्वविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असाधुनिग्रहरतः: delighting in the punishment/restraint of the wicked
• असाधुनिग्रहरतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाधुनिग्रहरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साधूनाम्: of the good (people)
• साधूनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रग्रहे: in supporting/holding up; in protection/control
• प्रग्रहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रतः: engaged; devoted; delighting
• रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

देवस्थान उवाच

Characters & Entities

• devasthāna (speaker designation)
• kṣatriya
• rājā
• yajña