Shloka 46
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
Devanagari script
काष्ठानि चाभिहार्याणि तथा कूपांश्न॒ खानयेत् । संशोधयेत् तथा कूपान् कृतपूर्वान् पयोडर्थिभि:
Transliteration
kāṣṭhāni cābhihāryāṇi tathā kūpāṁś ca khānayet | saṁśodhayet tathā kūpān kṛtapūrvān payodarthibhiḥ ||
Translation
জ্বালানিকাঠও সংগ্রহ করবে; এবং কূপ খনন করাবে। আর পূর্বে নির্মিত কূপগুলিও জলপ্রার্থীদের জন্য পরিষ্কার করাবে।
Word by Word
काष्ठानिpieces of wood, timber
काष्ठानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाष्ठ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अभिहार्याणिto be brought, to be fetched
अभिहार्याणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-हृ (धातु) → अभिहार्य (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
तथाlikewise, similarly
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कूपान्wells
कूपान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
खानयेत्should dig (have dug)
खानयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootखन् (धातु)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Parasmaipada
संशोधयेत्should clean, should purify
संशोधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-शुध्/शोधय् (धातु) → संशोधयति
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Parasmaipada
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
कूपान्wells
कूपान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कृतपूर्वान्previously made, already constructed
कृतपूर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त) + पूर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पयःof water
पयः:
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अर्थिभिःby those who seek, by the needy/desirous
अर्थिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
kāṣṭha (firewood)K
kūpa (wells)P
payas (water)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes