Shloka 115

Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)

Devanagari script

मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु विषमा जायते मही । उज्जहार ततो वैन्य: शिलाजालान्‌ समन्तत:

Transliteration

manvantareṣu sarveṣu viṣamā jāyate mahī | ujjahāra tato vainyaḥ śilājālān samantataḥ ||

Translation

દરેક મન્વંતરમાં ધરતી વિષમ બની જાય છે. તેથી વૈન્ય (રાજા પૃથુ) એ ચારે તરફ ફેલાયેલા શિલાજાળ—માર્ગ રોકતા પથ્થરી બંધનો—ઉખેડી દૂર કર્યા।

Word by Word

• मन्वन्तरेषु: in (the) Manvantaras/epochs
• मन्वन्तरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• विषमा: uneven/irregular
• विषमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जायते: is born/comes to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (जायते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• मही: the earth
• मही: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उज्जहार: he removed/drew out
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (उद्+हृ)
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/from that (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वैन्यः: Vainya (Pr̥thu), son of Vena
• वैन्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिलाजालान्: masses/nets of rocks (stone-collections)
• शिलाजालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलाजाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides, everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vainya (King Pṛthu)
• Earth (Mahī)
• Manvantara
• Śilājāla (rocky barriers)