Shloka 9
राजधर्मः, दण्डनीतिः, कर्तृत्व-विचारः च
Royal Duty, Lawful Discipline, and the Question of Agency
Devanagari script
स्वधर्मे वर्तमानस्त्वं कि नु शोचसि पाण्डव । राजा हि हन्याद् दद्याच्च प्रजा रक्षेच्च धर्मत:
Transliteration
svadharme vartamānas tvaṁ ki nu śocasi pāṇḍava | rājā hi hanyād dadyāc ca prajā rakṣec ca dharmataḥ ||
Translation
ব্যাসে ক’লে—হে পাণ্ডৱ! তুমি স্বধৰ্মত স্থিত, তেন্তে কিয় শোক কৰিছা? ৰজাই ধৰ্ম অনুসাৰে দণ্ড দিব লাগে (প্ৰয়োজন হ’লে বধো কৰিব লাগে), দান দিব লাগে আৰু প্ৰজাক ৰক্ষা কৰিব লাগে।
Word by Word
स्वधर्मेin (one's) own duty
स्वधर्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधर्म
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वर्तमानःabiding/engaged (in)
वर्तमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्तमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नुindeed/then (interrogative particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
शोचसिyou grieve
शोचसि:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
FormPresent, Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पाण्डवO Pandava
पाण्डव:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
हन्यात्should slay/punish
हन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPresent, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रजाःthe subjects/people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
रक्षेत्should protect
रक्षेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormPresent, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धर्मतःaccording to dharma/righteously
धर्मतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootधर्म
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaP
PāṇḍavaR
rājā (the king)P
prajāḥ (subjects)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes