Shloka 24
Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
Devanagari script
अथ दृष्टवा नियुक्तानि स्वानुरूपेषु कर्मसु । सर्वास्ताननुवर्तेत स्वरांस्तन्त्रीरिवायता,जैसे वीणाके विस्तृत तार सातों स्वरोंका अनुसरण करते हैं, उसी प्रकार राजा अपने कर्मचारियोंको योग्यता-नुसार कर्मोमें संलग्न देख उन सबके अनुकूल व्यवहार करे
Translation
Then, seeing them appointed to tasks suited to their nature, the king should move in accord with them all—like the taut strings of a vīṇā that follow the seven notes.
Word by Word
अथthen/thereupon
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
नियुक्तानिappointed/assigned
नियुक्तानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनियुक्त
Formneuter, accusative, plural
स्वानुरूपेषुin tasks suitable to each (one's own suitability)
स्वानुरूपेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वानुरूप
Formneuter, locative, plural
कर्मसुin duties/works
कर्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, locative, plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
तान्those (them)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
अनुवर्तेतshould follow/act in accordance with
अनुवर्तेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-वृत्
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), ātmanepada, 3rd, singular, present-system (modal)
स्वरान्notes/tones
स्वरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
तन्त्रीःstrings (of an instrument)
तन्त्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतन्त्री
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आयताःstretched/extended/taut
आयताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआयत
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes