Shloka 7

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

अभिप्रजाता सा तत्र पुत्रमेक॑ सुवर्चसम्‌ | समकाल च राज्ञोडपि देव्यां पुत्रो व्यजायत,एक दिन उसने रनिवासमें ही एक बच्चा दिया, जो बड़ा तेजस्वी था; उसी दिन उसके साथ ही राजाकी रानीके गर्भसे भी एक बालक उत्पन्न हुआ

Transliteration

abhiprajātā sā tatra putram ekaṁ suvarcasam | samakālaṁ ca rājño 'pi devyāṁ putro vyajāyata ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “There she gave birth to a single son, radiant with splendor. And at that very same time, a son was also born to the king from his queen.”

Word by Word

• अभिप्रजाता: having given birth (delivered)
• अभिप्रजाता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-प्र-√जन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: अभिप्रजात)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: सा)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुवर्चसम्: very radiant, splendid
• सुवर्चसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्चस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समकाले: at the same time
• समकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समकाल

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• देव्याम्: in the queen (lady)
• देव्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यजायत: was born, came into being
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√जन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• the king (rājā)
• the queen (devī)
• a newborn son (putra)