Shloka 26

अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्

Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration

Devanagari script

स त्वमेवंविधो दान्त: क्षत्रिय: प्रियबान्धव: । प्रजा भृत्यांश्व पुत्रांश्व स्वधर्मेणानुपालय

Transliteration

sa tvam evaṁvidho dāntaḥ kṣatriyaḥ priyabāndhavaḥ | prajā bhṛtyāṁś ca putrāṁś ca svadharmeṇānupālaya nareśvara ||

Translation

Ô roi, toi qui es un kṣatriya maître de ses sens et plein d’affection pour les tiens, protège et soutiens tes sujets, tes serviteurs et tes fils selon ton propre dharma.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (you)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवंविधः: of such a kind
• एवंविधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दान्तः: self-controlled
• दान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रियः: kshatriya (warrior-ruler)
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियबान्धवः: one who is dear to (his) kinsmen / loving to relatives
• प्रियबान्धवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियबान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• भृत्यान्: servants, dependents
• भृत्यान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• पुत्रान्: sons, children
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• स्वधर्मेण: by/according to one’s own duty
• स्वधर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनुपालय: protect, maintain, govern
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√पाल्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• nareśvara (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king’s righteousness is shown through self-control and the faithful performance of svadharma: protecting and sustaining subjects, dependents, and family with disciplined, duty-based governance rather than impulse or favoritism.

What is happening in the narrative?

Parāśara addresses a king directly, urging him to emulate an ideal model of conduct: as a restrained kṣatriya who values kinship, he must uphold his royal responsibility by maintaining and protecting the people, servants, and sons according to dharma.