Shloka 5
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
Devanagari script
देवा ऊचु: न संकीर्येत धर्मो5यं पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते । त्वया हि धर्मो विधृतः कृत्स्नं धारयते जगत्
Transliteration
devā ūcuḥ | na saṅkīryeta dharmo ’yaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate | tvayā hi dharmo vidhṛtaḥ kṛtsnaṃ dhārayate jagat |
Translation
神々は言った。「おお地上の主よ、このダルマが地において乱れぬようにせよ。汝が支え保つダルマこそ、全世界を支えているのだ。」
Word by Word
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
संकीर्येतshould become mixed/confused
संकीर्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootसं√कॄ (कॄ/कॢ) / संकीर् (caus./denom. sense)
FormPresent, Optative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
धर्मःdharma, righteous order
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पृथिव्याम्on the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)
पृथिवीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धर्मःdharma
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विधृतःupheld, maintained
विधृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि√धृ
FormPast Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कृत्स्नम्the whole, entire
कृत्स्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्स्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धारयतेsupports, sustains
धारयते:
TypeVerb
Root√धृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
जगत्the world
जगत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
देवाः (the gods)प
पृथिवीपतिः (lord of the earth/king)प
पृथिवी (earth)ध
धर्मः (dharma)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma is the foundation of social and cosmic stability, and the king’s foremost duty is to uphold it; when royal protection of dharma weakens, moral and social confusion spreads.
The gods address the ‘lord of the earth’ and urge him to ensure that dharma does not fall into disorder on earth, emphasizing that the world is sustained by dharma as maintained through his rule.