Shloka 28
Brāhmaṇa-vandana: Criteria for Veneration, Disciplined Speech, and Protective Kingship (अनुशासनपर्व, अध्याय ८)
Devanagari script
दण्डपाणियर्यथा गोषु पालो नित्यं हि रक्षयेत् । ब्राह्मणान् ब्रह्म च तथा क्षत्रिय: परिपालयेत्,जैसे चरवाहा हाथमें डंडा लेकर सदा गौओंकी रखवाली करता है, उसी प्रकार क्षत्रियको उचित है कि वह ब्राह्मणों और वेदोंकी सदा रक्षा करे
Transliteration
daṇḍapāṇir yathā goṣu pālo nityaṁ hi rakṣayet | brāhmaṇān brahma ca tathā kṣatriyaḥ paripālayet ||
Translation
Bhīṣma dijo: «Así como un pastor, con el cayado en la mano, guarda sin cesar el ganado, así también el kṣatriya debe proteger continuamente a los brāhmaṇas y al Brahman, es decir, el orden sagrado védico.»
Word by Word
दण्डपाणिःone having a staff in hand (staff-bearer)
दण्डपाणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डपाणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
गोषुamong/with respect to cows
गोषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
पालःherdsman, protector
पालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
रक्षयेत्should protect
रक्षयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins
ब्राह्मणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ब्रह्मthe Veda/sacred knowledge
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya
क्षत्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परिपालयेत्should protect/maintain
परिपालयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-पाल्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
KṣatriyaB
BrāhmaṇasB
Brahma (Veda/sacred knowledge)H
herdsman (pāla)C
cows/cattle (go)S
staff/rod (daṇḍa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes