Shloka 3
राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च
Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline
Devanagari script
सर्वाश्चैव प्रजा नित्यं राजा धर्मेण पालयन् । उत्थानेन प्रदानेन पूजयेच्चापि धार्मिकान्
Translation
A king who continually protects all his subjects in accordance with dharma should rise to welcome the righteous who come to his house, and he should honor them with gifts of excellent things.
Word by Word
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्रजाःsubjects/people
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मेणby/with righteousness (dharma)
धर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पालयन्protecting/ruling
पालयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपालय् (पाल्)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्थानेनby rising/standing up
उत्थानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउत्थान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रदानेनby giving (gifts)
प्रदानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
पूजयेत्should honor/worship
पूजयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
FormVidhi-ling (optative), Present-system (injunctive/optative sense), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
धार्मिकान्righteous men/virtuous persons
धार्मिकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधार्मिक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes