Shloka 13

Book 12, Chapter 93 — Vāmadeva’s Counsel to King Vasumanā on Dharmic Kingship (धर्मप्रधान-राजधर्मोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

एतेष्वेव हि सर्वेषु लोकयात्रा प्रतिष्ठिता । एतानि शृण्वँल्लभते यश: कीर्ति श्रियं प्रजा:,राजाकी जीवनयात्रा इन्हीं सबोंपर अवलम्बित है। इन सबको सुनने और ग्रहण करनेसे राजाको यश, कीर्ति, लक्ष्मी और प्रजाकी प्राप्ति होती है

Transliteration

eteṣv eva hi sarveṣu lokayātrā pratiṣṭhitā | etāni śṛṇvan labhate yaśaḥ kīrtiṃ śriyaṃ prajāḥ |

Translation

Denn auf eben diesen Grundsätzen ist der ganze Lauf des weltlichen Lebens fest gegründet. Ein König, der sie hört und als Richtschnur annimmt, erlangt Ruhm und guten Namen, Wohlstand sowie das Wohlergehen und die Unterstützung seiner Untertanen.

Word by Word

• एतेषु: in these
• एतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकयात्रा: the course/maintenance of the world (worldly life)
• लोकयात्रा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकयात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठिता: is established/grounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• एतानि: these (things)
• एतानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• शृण्वन्: hearing
• शृण्वन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कीर्तिम्: renown
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजाः: subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वामदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• rājā (the king)
• prajāḥ (subjects/people)
• lokayātrā (worldly/social order)