Shloka 131
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
Devanagari script
ततो<गच्छत् परां वृद्धिं राजपुत्र: फलाशनात् । ततः स धात्र्या कक्षेण उह्मुमानो नृपात्मज:
Transliteration
tato ’gacchat parāṁ vṛddhiṁ rājaputraḥ phalāśanāt | tataḥ sa dhātryā kakṣeṇa ūhūmāno nṛpātmajaḥ ||
Translation
その後、果実を食として養われた王子は、いよいよ栄え、力強く成長した。ついで王の御子は乳母の抱擁に密に抱かれ、細やかな看護を受けつつ、健やかに背丈を増しながら運ばれていった。
Word by Word
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अगच्छत्went/attained
अगच्छत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
पराम्highest, great
पराम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
वृद्धिम्growth, increase, prosperity
वृद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
राजपुत्रःthe king's son, prince
राजपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजपुत्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
फलाशनात्from eating fruits (fruit-diet)
फलाशनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootफलाशन
Formneuter, ablative, singular
ततःthen
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
धात्र्याःof the nurse/wet-nurse
धात्र्याः:
TypeNoun
Rootधात्री
Formfeminine, genitive, singular
कक्षेणby/with the armpit; in the side (held in the arm)
कक्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकक्ष
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
उह्यमानःbeing carried
उह्यमानः:
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (उह् as variant)
Formpresent passive participle (शानच्/मान), masculine, nominative, singular
नृपात्मजःthe king's son
नृपात्मजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृपात्मज
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भीष्म (Bhīṣma) as speakerर
राजपुत्र / नृपात्मज (the prince, son of the king)ध
धात्री (the nurse/caretaker)फ
फल (fruits, as food)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic duty of nurturing and protecting the young: proper, simple nourishment and attentive caregiving enable a child—especially one of royal responsibility—to flourish.
Bhīṣma describes a prince who grows and thrives on a fruit-based diet, and then is carried and tended closely by his nurse, indicating careful upbringing and protection.