Shloka 17
राजधर्मः—राष्ट्ररक्षणं, दण्डनीतिः, हयग्रीवोपाख्यानम्
Royal Duty: Protection, Penal Policy, and the Hayagrīva Exemplum
Devanagari script
नष्टे धने वा दारे वा पुत्रे पितरि वा मृते । अहो दुःखमिति ध्यायन् दुःखस्यापचितिं चरेत्
Translation
ધન નષ્ટ થાય ત્યારે, અથવા પત્ની, પુત્ર કે પિતા મૃત્યુ પામે ત્યારે, મનુષ્ય ‘અહો! કેટલું દુઃખ!’ એમ વિચારીને તે દુઃખની નિવૃત્તિનો ઉપાય કરે છે.
Word by Word
नष्टेwhen (it is) lost
नष्टे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनष्ट (√नश्)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
धनेin wealth; when wealth
धने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
दारेin wife (spouse); when wife
दारे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदार
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पुत्रेin (one's) son; when son
पुत्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पितरिin (one's) father; when father
पितरि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
मृतेwhen (he is) dead
मृते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत (√मृ)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अहोalas! ah!
अहो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहो
दुःखम्sorrow, suffering
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
ध्यायन्thinking, brooding
ध्यायन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootध्याय (√ध्यै)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुःखस्यof sorrow
दुःखस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अपचितिम्removal, cessation
अपचितिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपचिति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चरेत्should practice/undertake
चरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes