Shloka 13

Vāmadeva’s Counsel on Rooted Kingship and Non-violent Victory (वामदेवोपदेशः—दृढमूलराजधर्मः)

Devanagari script

भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तो वामदेवेन सर्व तत्‌ कृतवान्‌ नृप: । तथा कुर्वस्त्वमप्पेती लोकौ जेता न संशय:,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! वामदेवजीके इस प्रकार उपदेश देनेपर राजा वसुमना सब कार्य उसी प्रकार करने लगे। यदि तुम भी ऐसा ही आचरण करोगे तो निः:संदेह लोक और परलोक दोनों सुधार लोगे

Translation

Bhishma said: “O king, thus instructed by Vamadeva, King Vasumana carried out everything accordingly. If you too act in the same way, then without doubt you will be victorious in both this world and the next.”

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

इतिthus

उक्तःhaving been told / instructed

वामदेवेनby Vamadeva

सर्वम्all

तत्that

कृतवान्did / performed

नृपःthe king

तथाthus / in that manner

कुर्वन्doing / while doing

त्वम्you

अपिalso

एतिgoes / attains

लोकौthe two worlds (this and the next)

जेताconqueror / one who wins

नnot

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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