Sutra 2

Devanagari script

तेभ्यो जनपदं रक्षेत् ॥ कZ_०४.३.०२ ॥

Transliteration

tebhyo janapadaṃ rakṣet

Translation

इन (आपदाओं) से वह जनपद/राज्य की रक्षा करे।

Word by Word

• तेभ्यः: from them / than them; (contextually) from those (people/places)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी बहुवचनम्; (पुं./नपुं.)

• जनपदम्: the territory/country (janapada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• रक्षेत्: should protect / must safeguard
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/विध्यर्थ); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• janapada (realm/countryside)

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FAQs

Who is implied as the responsible agent in 'rakṣet' (should protect)?

The king and his administrative apparatus; protection is treated as an executive obligation, not a private burden.