Shloka 49
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
Devanagari script
कर्मारारिष्टशालासु ज्वलेदग्नि: सुरक्षित: । गृहाणि च प्रवेश्यान्तर्विधेय: स्थादू हुताशन:
Transliteration
karmārāriṣṭaśālāsu jvaled agniḥ surakṣitaḥ | gṛhāṇi ca praveśyāntar vidheyaḥ sthād dhutāśanaḥ ||
Translation
ビーシュマは言った。「工房や守りのある作業小屋では、火は厳重な備えのもとにのみ燃やしてよい。家に火を持ち込むときは、内において正しく据え、覆いをして、家人の安寧を守らねばならぬ。」
Word by Word
कर्मारारिष्टशालासुin the smiths’/metalworkers’ workshops
कर्मारारिष्टशालासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मारारिष्टशाला
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
ज्वलेत्should burn
ज्वलेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्वल्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुरक्षितःwell-guarded / safely kept
सुरक्षितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरक्षित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गृहाणिhouses
गृहाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रवेश्यhaving brought/entered (it) in
प्रवेश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-विश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
अन्तर्विधेयःto be kept/placed inside
अन्तर्विधेयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्विधेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थात्should remain / should be
स्थात्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
उindeed / also (emphatic particle)
उ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
हुताशनःfire (lit. eater of oblations)
हुताशनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहुताशन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaA
Agni (fire)K
karmārā (smiths/metalworkers)A
ariṣṭaśālā (protected workshop/shed)G
gṛha (house)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even beneficial powers (like fire) must be governed by discipline and precaution. Dharma in daily life includes preventing harm through careful management of household and workplace risks.
In Bhishma’s instruction on righteous conduct (Shanti Parva), he gives practical guidance for orderly living—specifically, how fire should be maintained safely in workshops and within homes.