Shloka 14

धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance

Devanagari script

राजानमुपशि क्षस्व ज्येष्ठं भ्रातरमीश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

rājānam upaśikṣasva jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātaram īśvaram

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Unterweise und leite den König—deinen ältesten Bruder—der als Herr (und rechtmäßige Autorität) dasteht.“

Word by Word

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपशिक्षस्व: instruct (him), teach
• उपशिक्षस्व: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-शिक्ष्
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• ज्येष्ठम्: elder
• ज्येष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भ्रातरम्: brother
• भ्रातरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ईश्वरम्: lord, ruler
• ईश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king
• eldest brother