Shloka 7

Devanagari script

त्वमेव राजा मानार्हस्सदा चाहं यथा पुरम्।।राजभावनियोगोऽयं मम त्वद्विरहात्कृतः।सामात्यपौरनगरं स्थितं निहतकण्टकम्।।

Transliteration

tvam eva rājā mānārhaḥ sadā cāhaṃ yathā puram | rājabhāvaniyogo 'yaṃ mama tvadvirahāt kṛtaḥ | sāmātyapauranagaraṃ sthitaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam ||

Translation

আপনিই একমাত্র রাজা, সদা সম্মানের যোগ্য; আর আমি পূর্বের মতোই আপনার ভ্রাতা। আপনার অনুপস্থিতির কারণেই আমি রাজকার্যের এই দায় গ্রহণ করেছি। মন্ত্রী ও নাগরিকসহ নগর-রাজ্য স্থির রাখা হয়েছে, এবং কণ্টকসম উপদ্রব দমন করা হয়েছে।

Word by Word

• न्यास-भूतम्: held in trust
• न्यास-भूतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘having become a trust/deposit’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राज्यम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राज्यम्)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• तव: to you; your
• तव: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• निर्यातयामि: I hand over; I return
• निर्यातयामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-या (धातु) + णिच् → निर्यातय (causative)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) अर्थः—‘to hand over/return’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle) used with imperative

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• रोषम्: anger
• रोषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृथाः: do; make
• कृथाः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मयि: towards me; in me
• मयि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• शत्रु-निबर्हण: O destroyer of enemies
• शत्रु-निबर्हण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + निबर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘slayer of enemies’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

'You alone are the king and worthy of reverence.I will be the same old brother carrying out my work as earlier. I held the responsibility of the state in your absence forced by the citizens and ministers. The kingdom has been kept stable with the enemies destroyed.

Characters & Entities

• Vāli
• Sugrīva
• ministers (amātya)
• citizens (paura)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Rājadharma as stewardship: power is treated as a temporary charge undertaken for public stability, not as personal entitlement.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva defends himself by stating Vāli is the rightful king and that Sugrīva only administered the realm during Vāli’s absence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and restraint—recognizing rightful authority while acting responsibly in emergencies.