Shloka 3

Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां प्राणिनां लोके तिर्यग्योनिनिवासिनाम्‌ | सर्वव्यापी महातेजा दण्ड: श्रेयानिति प्रभो

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ loke tiryagyoninivāsinām | sarvavyāpī mahātejā daṇḍaḥ śreyān iti prabho

Translation

Wahai tuan, di dunia ini bagi semua makhluk—bahkan bagi mereka yang terlahir dalam rahim hewan—Daṇḍa yang meliputi segalanya dan berdaya cahaya agung tampak sebagai jalan yang lebih utama.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तिर्यक्-योनि-निवासिनाम्: of those dwelling in animal wombs (non-human creatures)
• तिर्यक्-योनि-निवासिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिर्यक् + योनि + निवासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वव्यापी: all-pervading
• सर्वव्यापी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वव्यापिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/power
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दण्डः: punishment/rod (authority of chastisement)
• दण्डः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेयान्: better/superior
• श्रेयान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• daṇḍa (punishment/royal rod)