Shloka 104
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
Devanagari script
यस्यां भवन्ति भूतानि तद् विद्धि मनुजर्षभ । एष एव परो धर्मो यद् राजा दण्डनीतिमान्,नरश्रेष्ठ! तुम्हें यह ज्ञात होना चाहिये कि समस्त प्राणी दण्डनीतिके आधारपर ही टिके हुए हैं। राजा दण्डनीतिसे युक्त हो उसीके अनुसार चले--यही उसका सबसे बड़ा धर्म है
Transliteration
yasyāṁ bhavanti bhūtāni tad viddhi manujarṣabha | eṣa eva paro dharmo yad rājā daṇḍanītimān ||
Translation
ಮನುಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ಸಮಸ್ತ ಭೂತಗಳು ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿರುವುದು ದಂಡವೆಂದು ತಿಳಿ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ರಾಜನ ಪರಮ ಧರ್ಮವೆಂದರೆ ದಂಡನೀತಿಯಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗಿ ಅದರಂತೆ ನಡೆಯುವುದು.
Word by Word
यस्याम्in which
यस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
भवन्तिexist / come to be
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Indicative
भूतानिbeings / creatures
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विद्धिknow (you) / understand
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मनुजर्षभO bull among men
मनुजर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुज-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एषःthis
एषः:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed / alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
परःsupreme / highest
परः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःduty / dharma
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दण्डनीतिमान्possessing the policy of punishment (dandanīti)
दण्डनीतिमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदण्डनीति-मत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरश्रेष्ठO best of men
नरश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-श्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
King (rājā)A
All beings (bhūtāni)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes