Shloka 11

Vāmadeva’s Counsel on Rooted Kingship and Non-violent Victory (वामदेवोपदेशः—दृढमूलराजधर्मः)

Devanagari script

जिसे श्रेष्ठ पुरुष बुरा समझते हों, बुद्धिमान राजा वैसा कर्म कभी न करे। जिस कार्यको सबके लिये कल्याणकारी समझे, उसीमें अपने आपको लगावे ।।

Transliteration

na enam anye 'vajānanti na ātmanā paritapyate | kṛtyaśeṣeṇa yo rājā sukhāny anububhūṣati ||

Translation

जो राजा अपना कर्तव्य पूर्ण करके ही सुख का अनुभव करना चाहता है, उसका न तो दूसरे लोग अनादर करते हैं और न वह स्वयं ही संतप्त होता है।

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• enam: him / this one
• enam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (enad-pronoun)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• anye: others
• anye: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• avajānanti: disrespect / despise
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√jñā
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ātmanā: by oneself
• ātmanā: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• paritapyate: is tormented / is distressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√tap
• Form: present, third, singular, passive

• kṛtya-śeṣeṇa: by the remainder/after completing what is to be done (duty)
• kṛtya-śeṣeṇa: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya + śeṣa
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• sukhāni: pleasures / happinesses
• sukhāni: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• anububhūṣati: wishes to experience / desires to enjoy
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√bhū (desiderative: bubhūṣ-)
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada, desiderative

Speaker

वामदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• rājā (the king)