Shloka 25
Kośārtha-Rājadharma: Ethical Revenue Collection and Social Regulation (कोशार्थ-राजधर्मः)
Devanagari script
ये भूतान्यनुगृह्लन्ति वर्धयन्ति च ये प्रजा: । तेते राष्ट्रेषु वर्तन्तां मा भूतानामभावका:
Transliteration
ye bhūtāny anugṛhlanti vardhayanti ca ye prajāḥ | te te rāṣṭreṣu vartantāṃ mā bhūtānām abhāvakāḥ ||
Translation
Bhīṣma sprach: „Mögen jene, die allen Lebewesen Mitgefühl erweisen und das Wohl sowie das Gedeihen des Volkes fördern, weiterhin in ihren Reichen wohnen und dort erblühen; möge es ihretwegen niemals zu einem Rückgang oder Verschwinden der Lebewesen kommen.“
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भूतानिliving beings
भूतानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अनुगृह्णन्तिshow favor to, support
अनुगृह्णन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-ग्रह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वर्धयन्तिcause to grow, increase
वर्धयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवर्ध्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Causative
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रजाःsubjects, people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेthose (very ones)
ते:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राष्ट्रेषुin kingdoms/states
राष्ट्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
वर्तन्ताम्may they exist/continue
वर्तन्ताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormImperative, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
माnot; let not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
भूतानाम्of living beings
भूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
अभावकाःcausing non-existence; destroyers
अभावकाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभावक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
bhūtāni (living beings)P
prajāḥ (subjects/people)R
rāṣṭra (kingdom/realm)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes