Shloka 4
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
Devanagari script
अबलस्य कुतः कोशो हाकोशस्य कुतो बलम् । अबलस्य कुतो राज्यमराज्ञ: श्रीर्भवेत् कुत:
Translation
Ist der König ohne Kraft, woher nähme er eine Schatzkammer? Ist die Schatzkammer leer, woher nähme er Heeresmacht? Ohne Heeresmacht—wie sollte das Reich bestehen? Und ohne Reich—wo könnte Shri, das Glück und der Wohlstand, verweilen?
Word by Word
अबलस्यof the weak (one)
अबलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअबल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
कोशःtreasury
कोशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अकोशस्यof one without a treasury
अकोशस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअकोश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
बलम्strength; (military) force
बलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अबलस्यof the weak (one)
अबलस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअबल
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
राज्यम्kingdom; sovereignty
राज्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराज्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अराज्ञःof one without a king / of a kingless (person/state)
अराज्ञः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootअराजन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
श्रीःprosperity; fortune; Lakṣmī
श्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be; could exist
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुतःwhence? how (is it possible)?
कुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
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Sandhi Notes