Shloka 8

Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa

Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment

Devanagari script

तपो यज्ञस्तथा विद्या भैक्ष्यमिन्द्रियसंयम: । ध्यानमेकान्तशीलव्वं तुष्टिज्ञानं च शक्तित:

Transliteration

tapo yajñas tathā vidyā bhaikṣyam indriya-saṁyamaḥ | dhyānam ekānta-śīlatvaṁ tuṣṭi-jñānaṁ ca śaktitaḥ ||

Translation

Tapa, yajña, dan pembelajaran; hidup dari sedekah serta pengendalian indria; meditasi, kebiasaan menyendiri, dan kepuasan batin beserta pengertian sejati—semuanya hendaknya dipupuk sesuai kemampuan masing‑masing.

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञः: sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also, likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• विद्या: knowledge, learning
• विद्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भैक्ष्यम्: alms, mendicancy
• भैक्ष्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इन्द्रियसंयमः: restraint of the senses
• इन्द्रियसंयमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रियसंयम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एकान्तशीलत्वम्: habit of solitude, being devoted to seclusion
• एकान्तशीलत्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्तशीलत्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge, realization
• ज्ञानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शक्तितः: according to one's ability
• शक्तितः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa