Shloka 8

Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā

Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative

Devanagari script

नित्यमुद्यतदण्डस्य भृशमुद्विजते नर: । तस्मात्‌ सर्वाणि भूतानि दण्डेनैव प्रसाधयेत्‌

Transliteration

nityam udyatadaṇḍasya bhṛśam udvijate naraḥ | tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni daṇḍenaiva prasādhayet ||

Translation

ភីष្មបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ អ្នកណាដែលតែងតែត្រៀមខ្លួនដើម្បីប្រើទណ្ឌ នោះប្រជាជនក៏ខ្លាចយ៉ាងខ្លាំង។ ដូច្នេះ សត្វមានជីវិតទាំងអស់គួរត្រូវបានរក្សាឲ្យស្ថិតក្នុងរបៀបរៀបរយ ដោយទណ្ឌ—គឺដោយការប្រើអំណាចផ្តន្ទាទោសយ៉ាងមានវិន័យ និងមានសិទ្ធិអំណាច។

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• उद्यतदण्डस्य: of one with raised/ready staff (punishment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यतदण्ड
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भृशम्: greatly, excessively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृश
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• उद्विजते: fears, is frightened
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + √विज्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

• नरः: a man (people/person)
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that (reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative singular used adverbially

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भूतानि: beings, creatures
• भूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• दण्डेन: by punishment/rod
• दण्डेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• प्रसाधयेत्: should control/discipline, should set right
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √साध्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• daṇḍa (punishment/rod)
• sarvāṇi bhūtāni (all beings/subjects)