Shloka 20
Daṇḍa, Ahiṃsā, and Proportional Kingship: The Dyumatsena–Satyavān Dialogue (दण्ड-अहिंसा-विवेकः)
Devanagari script
चिराभिपन्न: कविश्ि: पूर्व धर्म उदाह्नत: । तेनाचारेण पूर्वेण संस्था भवति शाश्वती
Translation
আপনি পূর্বেই সেই ধর্মের বর্ণনা করেছেন, যা বিদ্বজ্জনেরা চিরকাল ধরে পালন করে আসছেন। আমিও মনে করি—সেই প্রাচীন প্রথানুসারী ধর্মাচরণেই সমাজের মর্যাদা দীর্ঘকাল স্থিত থাকে।
Word by Word
चिराभिपन्नःlong-followed / long-adopted
चिराभिपन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचिराभिपन्न (अभि√पद्-क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कविभिःby sages/learned ones
कविभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकवि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पूर्वःformer/ancient
पूर्वः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma, law, duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उदाहृतःhas been stated/declared
उदाहृतः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootउदाहृत (उद्-आ-√हृ-क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that / through that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
आचारेणby conduct/practice
आचारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआचार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पूर्वेणby the former/ancient (one)
पूर्वेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
संस्थाorder/institution/established norm
संस्था:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंस्था
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular
शाश्वतीeternal/perpetual
शाश्वती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes