Shloka 52

राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्

Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable

Devanagari script

तस्मादर्थाच्च कामाच्च धर्म एवोत्तरो भवेत्‌ । अस्मिल्लोके परे चैव धर्मात्मा सुखमेधते,इस तरह विचार करनेसे अर्थ और कामकी अपेक्षा धर्म ही श्रेष्ठ सिद्ध होता है। धर्मात्मा पुरुष इहलोकमें और परलोकमें भी सुख भोगता है

Transliteration

tasmād arthāc ca kāmāc ca dharma evottaro bhavet | asmillo ke pare caiva dharmātmā sukham edhate ||

Translation

Therefore, when one reflects rightly, Dharma alone proves superior to both wealth (artha) and desire (kāma). A person devoted to Dharma flourishes in happiness—here in this world and also in the world beyond.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अर्थात्: from wealth/artha
• अर्थात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

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

• कामात्: from desire/kāma
• कामात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

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

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/alone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• उत्तरः: higher/superior
• उत्तरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• परे: in the other (world)
• परे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• एव: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धर्मात्मा: a righteous-souled person
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एधते: prospers/thrives
• Type: Verb
• Root: एध्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

उतथ्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Artha
• Kāma