Shloka 6
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
Devanagari script
द्विषन्तं कृतकल्याणं गृहीत्वा नृपतिं रणे । यो न मानयते द्वेषात क्षत्रधर्मादपैति सः
Transliteration
dviṣantaṃ kṛtakalyāṇaṃ gṛhītvā nṛpatiṃ raṇe | yo na mānayate dveṣāt kṣatradharmād apaiti saḥ ||
Translation
ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವೇಷವಿರುವ ಆ ನೃಪತಿಯನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದರೂ, ಅವನು ಹಿಂದೆ ಯಾವುದೋ ಉಪಕಾರ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರೆ—ದ್ವೇಷದಿಂದ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಗೌರವ ನೀಡದೆ ಇರುವವನು ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಪತನಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Word by Word
द्विषन्तम्hating; hostile
द्विषन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्विष् (धातु)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृतकल्याणम्one who has done good (a benefactor)
कृतकल्याणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतकल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गृहीत्वाhaving seized/taken
गृहीत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
नृपतिम्king
नृपतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
मानयतेhonors; shows respect
मानयते:
TypeVerb
Rootमान् (धातु) [णिच्]
FormPresent, Third, Singular
द्वेषात्from hatred; out of hatred
द्वेषात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
क्षत्रधर्मात्from the duty of a kshatriya
क्षत्रधर्मात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अपैतिdeparts; falls away
अपैति:
TypeVerb
Rootअप-इ (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वामदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वामदेव (Vāmadeva)न
नृपति (a king)र
राण/रण (battlefield)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes