Shloka 26

त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma

Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123

Devanagari script

भूय: स भगवान्‌ ध्यात्वा चिरं शूलवरायुध: । तस्य तस्य निकायस्य चकारैकैकमीश्वरम्‌,भगवान्‌ शूलपाणिने पुन: चिरकालतक चिन्तन करके भिन्न-भिन्न समूहका एक-एक राजा बनाया

Transliteration

bhūyaḥ sa bhagavān dhyātvā ciraṃ śūlavarāyudhaḥ | tasya tasya nikāyasya cakāraikaikam īśvaram ||

Translation

Then that Blessed Lord—whose supreme weapon is the spear—again meditated for a long time. After due contemplation, he appointed for each distinct group its own single ruler, establishing orderly governance for every community.

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, once more
• भूयः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्
• Form: Avyaya (comparative adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated/thought
• ध्यात्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• शूलवरायुधः: whose excellent weapon is a spear/trident
• शूलवरायुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: शूल-वर-आयुध
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, genitive, singular

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, genitive, singular

• निकायस्य: of the group/collection
• निकायस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकाय
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• चकार: made, appointed
• चकार: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• एकैकम्: each (one), one by one
• एकैकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-एक
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular (used distributively: 'each one')

• ईश्वरम्: a lord/ruler
• ईश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वसुहरोम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• भगवान् (Bhagavān)
• शूलवरायुध / शूलपाणि (the spear-bearing Lord)
• निकाय (groups/communities)
• ईश्वर (ruler/sovereign)