Shloka 136

युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance

Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59

Devanagari script

प्राणो5पान: समानक्ष रामे राज्यं प्रशासति । उस समय उनके राज्य शासनकालनमें प्राणियोंके प्राय, अपान और समान आदि प्राणवायुका क्षय नहीं होता था; इस नियममें कोई हेर-फेर नहीं था

Transliteration

prāṇo 'pānaḥ samānaś ca rāme rājyaṃ praśāsati |

Translation

Nārada said: When Rāma was governing the kingdom, the vital breaths of living beings—prāṇa, apāna, and samāna—did not suffer decline. Such steadiness in life and health was maintained without deviation.

Word by Word

• प्राणः: in-breath; vital air (prāṇa)
• प्राणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपानः: downward breath; apāna
• अपानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समानः: equalizing breath; samāna
• समानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षरामे: in Kṣarāma (place-name)
• क्षरामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षराम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom; rule
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रशासति: rules; governs
• प्रशासति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + शास्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Rāma
• rājya (kingdom)