Shloka 19
Chapter 78: Royal Responsibility for Wealth, Social Order, and the Protection of Dvijas
Kekaya Exemplum
Devanagari script
कुलदेशादिधर्माणां प्रथितानां यथाविधि । अव्युच्छेत्तास्मि सर्वेषां मामकान्तरमाविश:
Translation
मैं सुविख्यात कुल-धर्म, देश-धर्म और जाति-धर्म की परम्परा का विधिपूर्वक पालन करता हूँ और इनमें से किसी धर्म का लोप नहीं होने देता; फिर भी तुम मेरे भीतर कैसे घुस आये?
Word by Word
कुलदेशादिधर्माणाम्of the duties beginning with family- and country-duties
कुलदेशादिधर्माणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुल-देश-आदि-धर्म
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
प्रथितानाम्well-known, renowned
प्रथितानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथित
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
यथाas, according to
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
विधिrule, prescribed manner
विधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अव्युच्छेत्ताI do not allow to be cut off / I prevent interruption
अव्युच्छेत्ता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअव्-व्यवच्छिद्
FormPresent, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 1, Singular
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
मामकin what is mine / in my own (sphere)
मामक:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमामक
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तरम्interior, within
अन्तरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आविशःyou enter
आविशः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-विश्
FormPresent, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes