Shloka 20
Adhyāya 90 — Protection of Livelihoods, Brahmanical Subsistence Norms, and Royal Oversight (राष्ट्रवृत्ति-राष्ट्रगुप्ति-उपदेशः)
Devanagari script
युधिछिर उवाच तुल्यबाहुबलानां च तुल्यानां च गुणैरपि । कथं स्यादधिक: कश्चित् स च भुज्जीत मानवान्
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Ô Pitāmaha ! Si des hommes sont égaux par la force des bras et égaux aussi par les qualités, comment se fait-il que l’un devienne supérieur et en vienne à régner sur les autres ?»
Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तुल्यequal
तुल्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
बाहुarm; strength
बाहु:
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
बलानाम्of strengths
बलानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तुल्यानाम्of equals
तुल्यानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गुणैःby qualities
गुणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कथम्how
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
स्यात्would be / could become
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अधिकःsuperior; greater
अधिकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कश्चित्someone; any one person
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भुञ्जीतwould rule/enjoy (exercise sovereignty over)
भुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
मानवान्men; people
मानवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes