Shloka 473
Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)
Devanagari script
नदी मधुरपानीया यथा राजंस्तथा भवान् | भूपाल! आप विषैले सर्पोसे घिरे हुए कुएँके समान हैं
Translation
Wahai Raja! Sebagaimana sungai berair manis, demikian pula engkau. O pelindung bumi, engkau laksana sumur yang dikepung ular-ular berbisa. Wahai Rajan, keadaanmu telah menjadi seperti sungai berair manis yang sulit dicapai tepinya, yang kedua bantarannya menjulang tinggi, dan yang di segala arah tertutup semak karīla serta sulur-sulur rotan.
Word by Word
नदीa river
नदी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मधुर-पानीयाhaving sweet water
मधुर-पानीया:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुरपानीय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes