Shloka 53

Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)

Devanagari script

विशालान्‌ राजमार्गाश्न कारयीत नराधिप: । प्रपाश्न विपणांश्नैव यथोद्देशं समाविशेत्‌,प्रत्येक नरेशको बड़ी-बड़ी सड़कें बनवानी चाहिये और जहाँ जैसी आवश्यकता हो उसके अनुसार जलक्षेत्र और बाजारोंकी व्यवस्था करनी चाहिये

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | viśālān rājamārgān kārayīta narādhipaḥ | prapāś ca vipanāś caiva yathoddeśaṃ samāviśet |

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: „O König, lass breite königliche Heerstraßen anlegen. Und richte, je nach Bedarf der einzelnen Orte, öffentliche Wasserstellen und Marktplätze ein, damit Reise, Handel und tägliches Wohlergehen des Volkes recht gefördert werden.“

Word by Word

• विशालान्: large, broad
• विशालान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• राजमार्गान्: royal highways, main roads
• राजमार्गान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजमार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कारयीत: should cause to be made / should have made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• नराधिपः: the king, ruler of men
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रपाः: water-sheds, drinking places
• प्रपाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• विपणान्: markets, shops
• विपणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• यथोद्देशम्: according to the locality/region; as per the place
• यथोद्देशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + उद्देश

• समाविशेत्: should establish/arrange; should set up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + विश्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• King (narādhipaḥ)
• Royal highways (rājamārga)
• Water-stations (prapā)
• Marketplaces (vipanā)