Shloka 25
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
Devanagari script
आददीत बलिं चापि प्रजाभ्य: कुरुनन्दन । स षड्भागमपि प्राज्ञस्तासामेवाभिगुप्तये,कुरुनन्दन! बुद्धिमान् नरेश प्रजाजनोंसे उन्हींकी रक्षाके लिये उनकी आयका छठा भाग करके रूपमें ग्रहण करे
Transliteration
ādadīta baliṃ cāpi prajābhyaḥ kurunandana | sa ṣaḍbhāgam api prājñas tāsām evābhiguptaye ||
Translation
কুৰুনন্দন! প্ৰজাসকলৰ ৰক্ষাৰ বাবেই বুদ্ধিমান ৰজাই প্ৰজাৰ পৰা বলি (কৰ) গ্ৰহণ কৰিব; তেওঁলোকৰ আয়ৰ ষষ্ঠাংশো কেৱল তেওঁলোককেই সুৰক্ষিত কৰিবলৈ ল’ব।
Word by Word
आददीतshould take/collect
आददीत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा (डादाने)
FormVidhi-lin (optative), 3, singular, parasmaipada
बलिम्tribute/tax
बलिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबलि
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्रजाभ्यःfrom the subjects
प्रजाभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
Formfeminine, ablative, plural
कुरुनन्दनO delight of the Kurus
कुरुनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु-नन्दन
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
सःhe (the king)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
षड्भागम्one-sixth share
षड्भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootषड्-भाग
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्राज्ञःwise
प्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राज्ञ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तासाम्of them (the subjects)
तासाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formfeminine, genitive, plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिगुप्तयेfor protection/guarding
अभिगुप्तये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअभि + गुप्ति
Formfeminine, dative, singular
कुरुनन्दनO delight of the Kurus
कुरुनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु-नन्दन
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
Kurunandana (Yudhiṣṭhira)P
prajā (subjects/people)B
bali (tribute/tax)Ṣ
ṣaḍbhāga (one-sixth share)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes