Shloka 56

Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga

Non-attachment

Devanagari script

यत्र राजा धर्मनित्यो राज्यं धर्मेण पालयेत्‌ । अपास्य कामान्‌ कामेशो वसेत्‌ तत्राविचारयन्‌

Translation

Là où le roi, fidèle au Dharma en tout temps, gouverne son royaume selon le Dharma, et, bien qu’il soit maître des désirs, se détourne des jouissances des sens, c’est là qu’il convient de demeurer sans hésitation ni calcul.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मनित्यः: ever devoted to dharma
• धर्मनित्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मनित्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom, rule
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मेण: by/with dharma
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पालयेत्: should protect/govern
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अपास्य: having cast aside
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-आस्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कामेशः: lord/master of desires
• कामेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसेत्: should dwell/live
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अविचारयन्: not deliberating, without hesitation
• अविचारयन्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविचारयत्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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