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Shloka 25

Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)

एतानि यस्य गुप्तानि स राजा राजसत्तम: । सतत वर्तमानो>त्र राजा धत्ते महीमिमाम्‌

etāni yasya guptāni sa rājā rājasattamaḥ | satataṃ vartamāno 'tra rājā dhatte mahīm imām ||

ព្រះរាជាដែលអ្វីៗទាំងនេះត្រូវបានរក្សាទុកយ៉ាងសម្ងាត់ និងការពារយ៉ាងរឹងមាំ គេរាប់ថាជាព្រះរាជាអធិរាជល្អបំផុតក្នុងចំណោមស្តេចទាំងឡាយ។ មានតែព្រះនរេន្ទ្រដែលខិតខំរក្សាវា​ជានិច្ច ទើបអាចទ្រទ្រង់ និងការពារផែនដីនេះបាន។

एतानिthese (things)
एतानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
गुप्तानिkept secret/protected
गुप्तानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुप्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सःhe/that (person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजसत्तमःbest among kings
राजसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootराजसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सततम्always/constantly
सततम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
वर्तमानःbeing engaged/abiding
वर्तमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्तमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अत्रhere/in this (matter)
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धत्तेholds/sustains/protects
धत्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
महीम्the earth
महीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमही
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

वामदेव उवाच

V
Vāmadeva
R
rājā (the king)
M
mahī (the earth/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

A ruler becomes foremost by safeguarding essential principles (and sensitive matters of rule) and by constant commitment to their observance; sustained, disciplined governance is what enables protection of the realm.

Vāmadeva is instructing on rājadharma in the Śānti Parva, defining the mark of an exemplary king: one who keeps crucial matters protected and remains continually devoted to maintaining those standards, thereby upholding the earth/kingdom.