Shloka 7
Bala and Dharma in Kṣatriya Governance (बल-धर्म सम्बन्धः)
Devanagari script
यास्तु कोशबलत्यागाच्छक्यास्तरितुमापद: । कस्तत्राधिकमात्मान संत्यजेदर्थधर्मवित्
Translation
Là où l’on peut traverser le malheur en renonçant seulement au trésor et à la force armée, quel homme, connaisseur de l’intérêt et du dharma, sacrifierait ce qu’il a de plus précieux, son propre corps ?
Word by Word
याःwhich (fem. pl.)
याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (स्त्री. सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कोशtreasury/wealth-store
कोश:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
FormMasculine, Instrumental (as member of compound), Singular
बलforce/army-strength
बल:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Instrumental (as member of compound), Singular
त्यागात्from/through renunciation
त्यागात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootत्याग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
शक्याःpossible/able (to be done)
शक्याः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य (शक्-धातु से कृदन्त, भाव्य/योग्य)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तरितुम्to cross/overcome
तरितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु) → तरितुम्
FormInfinitive
आपदःcalamities/misfortunes
आपदः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआपद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere/in that situation
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
अधिकम्greater/more (valuable)
अधिकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आत्मानम्self/body (as oneself)
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
संत्यजेत्would abandon/give up
संत्यजेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + त्यज् (धातु)
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अर्थwealth/interest
अर्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative (as member of compound), Singular
धर्मdharma/righteousness
धर्म:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative (as member of compound), Singular
वित्knower
वित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त, 'जानन्')
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes