Shloka 21

Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ

Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics

Devanagari script

+ कच्चिद्‌ राजगुणै: षड्भि: सप्तोपायांस्तथानघ । बलाबलं तथा सम्यक्‌ चतुर्दश परीक्षसे,निष्पाप युधिष्ठिर! क्या तुम राजोचित छ:* गुणोंके द्वारा सात उपायोंकी, अपने और शत्रुके बलाबलकी तथा देशपाल, दुर्गपाल आदि चौदहः व्यक्तियोंकी भलीभाँति परख करते रहते हो?

Transliteration

kaccid rājaguṇaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ saptopāyāṁs tathānagha | balābalaṁ tathā samyak caturdaśa parīkṣase, niṣpāpa yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

នារ៉ទៈ «ឱ យុធិស្ឋិរ អ្នកគ្មានបាប! តើអ្នកតែងតែពិនិត្យវាយតម្លៃដោយត្រឹមត្រូវនូវ៖ គុណធម៌រាជាធិបតីប្រាំមួយ, ឧបាយនយោបាយប្រាំពីរ, កម្លាំងនិងចំណុចខ្សោយរបស់ខ្លួន និងសត្រូវ, ហើយមន្ត្រីសំខាន់ដប់បួននាក់ ដូចជា អ្នកការពារដែន និងអ្នកការពារបន្ទាយ ជាដើមឬ?»

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: whether (indeed)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित्

• राजगुणैः: by royal virtues/qualities
• राजगुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजगुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• षड्भिः: by six
• षड्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उपायान्: means/strategies
• उपायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अनघ: O sinless one
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बलाबलम्: strength and weakness
• बलाबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाबल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सम्यक्: properly; thoroughly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• परीक्षसे: do you examine/assess?
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ईक्ष्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• निष्पाप: O blameless one
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्पाप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• rājaguṇāḥ (six royal virtues)
• saptopāyāḥ (seven measures of policy)
• caturdaśa (fourteen officials such as deśapāla and durgapāla)