Shloka 12

आपद्धर्मे कोशबलन्यायः | Treasury, Force, and Crisis-Ethics for the King

Devanagari script

ततः स कथयामास कथां धर्मार्थसंहिताम्‌ । ऋषिमध्ये महाराज तनुर्धर्मभूतां वर:,महाराज! तदनन्तर धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ तनु ऋषियोंके बीचमें बैठकर धर्म और अर्थसे युक्त कथा कहने लगे

Transliteration

tataḥ sa kathayāmāsa kathāṁ dharmārthasaṁhitām | ṛṣimadhye mahārāja tanur dharmabhūtāṁ varaḥ ||

Translation

Wahai Maharaja, kemudian Tanū—yang utama di antara para saleh—duduk di tengah para resi dan mulai menuturkan kisah yang terjalin dengan dharma dan artha.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कथयामास: told, narrated
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (कथ् + णिच्)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• कथाम्: story, discourse
• कथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• धर्मार्थसंहिताम्: connected with dharma and artha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मार्थसंहिता
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• ऋषि-मध्ये: in the midst of sages
• ऋषि-मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-मध्य
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• महा-राज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• तनुः: Tanu (proper name)
• तनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• धर्म-भूताम्: being/embodying dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मभूत
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• वरः: excellent, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Mahārāja (the king addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Tanū
• Ṛṣis (sages)