Shloka 33
Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa
Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment
Devanagari script
सुद्युग्न उवाच प्रमाणं चेन्मतो राजा भवतो दण्डधारणे । अनुज्ञायामपि तथा हेतु: स्याद् ब्राह्मणर्षभ,सुद्युम्नने कहा--ब्राह्मणशिरोमणे! यदि आप दण्ड देनेमें राजाको प्रमाण मानते हैं तो वह क्षमा करके आपको लौट जानेकी आज्ञा दे दे, इसका भी उसे अधिकार है
Transliteration
sudyumna uvāca pramāṇaṃ cenmato rājā bhavato daṇḍadhāraṇe | anujñāyām api tathā hetuḥ syād brāhmaṇarṣabha ||
Translation
Sudyumna berkata: “Wahai Brahmana terbaik, jika engkau mengakui raja sebagai wewenang sah dalam menjatuhkan hukuman, maka wewenang yang sama juga berlaku untuk memberi izin—ia dapat mengampuni dan mempersilakan engkau pergi.”
Word by Word
सुद्युम्नःSudyumna
सुद्युम्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रमाणम्authority; standard
प्रमाणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
मतःconsidered; regarded
मतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतःof you
भवतः:
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दण्डधारणेin the bearing/administration of punishment
दण्डधारणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डधारण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनुज्ञायाम्in (the act of) permission; in granting leave
अनुज्ञायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुज्ञा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
हेतुःa reason; ground
हेतुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्would be; may be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणर्षभO bull among Brahmins (best of Brahmins)
ब्राह्मणर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
सुद्युग्न उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
सुद्युम्न (Sudyumna)र
राजा (the king)ब
ब्राह्मणर्षभ (foremost Brahmin, addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes