Shloka 32

Daṇḍa as the Foundation of Social Order (दण्डप्रतिष्ठा)

Devanagari script

अन्ध॑ तम इदेदं स्यान्न प्राज्ञायत किंचन । दण्डश्रेन्न भवेललोके विभजन्‌ साध्वसाधुनी,यदि संसारमें भले-बुरेका विभाग करनेवाला दण्ड न हो तो सब जगह अंधेर मच जाय और किसीको कुछ सूझ न पड़े

Transliteration

andhaṃ tama idedaṃ syān na prājñāyeta kiṃcana | daṇḍaśreṇ na bhavel loke vibhajan sādhv-asādhunī, yadi saṃsāreṃ bhale-bure-kā vibhāga karanevālā daṇḍa na ho to sab jagah andher mac jāy aur kisīko kuch sūjh na paṛe |

Translation

Jika di masyarakat tidak ada tongkat hukuman yang memerintah—yang membedakan baik dan buruk—maka dunia ini akan tenggelam dalam kegelapan; tak ada apa pun yang dapat dipahami dengan benar.

Word by Word

• अन्धः: blind, dark
• अन्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदं: this (world/state)
• इदं: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्यात्: would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्राज्ञायत: would be known/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Impersonal/passive sense: 'would be known/understood'

• किंचन: anything at all
• किंचन: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किंचन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• दण्डः: punishment; the rod (authority)
• दण्डः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेयः: good; welfare; the better course
• श्रेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भवेत्: would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• विभजन्: dividing; distinguishing
• विभजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साधु: the good
• साधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असाधु: the bad
• असाधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असाधु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• daṇḍa (royal punishment/disciplinary authority)