Shloka 22

उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्

Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects

Devanagari script

धर्मस्य ब्राह्मणो योनिस्तस्मात्‌ तान्‌ पूजयेत्‌ सदा । ब्राह्मणानां च मान्धात: कुर्यात्‌ कामानमत्सरी

Transliteration

dharmasya brāhmaṇo yonis tasmāt tān pūjayet sadā | brāhmaṇānāṁ ca māndhātaḥ kuryāt kāmān amatsarī ||

Translation

ウタティヤは言った。「ブラーフマナはダルマの源であり、その胎である。ゆえに常に彼らを敬え。さらに、マーンダートリよ、嫉みや怨みなくブラーフマナの望みを満たすがよい。」

Word by Word

• धर्मस्य: of dharma
• धर्मस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योनिः: source/origin
• योनिः: Pradhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that reason
• तस्मात्: Hetu
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• तान्: them (those Brahmins)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पूजयेत्: should honor/worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मान्धातः: O Māndhātṛ (king Māndhātā)
• मान्धातः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान्धातृ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कुर्यात्: should do/should fulfill
• कुर्यात्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कामान्: desires/wishes
• कामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अमत्सरी: free from envy
• अमत्सरी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मत्सरिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

उतथ्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Utathya
• Māndhātṛ
• Brāhmaṇas
• Dharma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through reverence for those who preserve sacred knowledge and ethical norms; a ruler should honor Brāhmaṇas consistently and meet their rightful requests without envy or competitiveness.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, the sage Utathya instructs King Māndhātṛ on righteous kingship, emphasizing the king’s duty to respect Brāhmaṇas and support them generously and without jealousy.