Shloka 56
Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
Devanagari script
एतान् मयोक्ताश्नर राजधर्मान् नृणां च गुप्ती मतिमादधत्स्व । अवाप्स्यसे पुण्यफलं सुखेन सर्वो हि लोको नृप धर्ममूल:,नरेश्वर! मेरे बताये हुए इन राजधर्मोका आचरण करो और प्रजाके पालनमें मन लगाओ। इससे तुम सुखपूर्वक पुण्यफल प्राप्त करोगे; क्योंकि सम्पूर्ण जगत्का मूल धर्म ही है
Transliteration
etān mayoktān nara-rāja dharmān nṛṇāṁ ca guptīṁ matim ādhatsva | avāpsyase puṇya-phalaṁ sukhena sarvo hi loko nṛpa dharma-mūlaḥ ||
Translation
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ກະສັດໃນມະນຸດ! ຈົ່ງນຳເອົາລາຊະທຳທີ່ຂ້າໄດ້ສອນນີ້ໄປຝັງໄວ້ໃນໃຈ ແລະປະຕິບັດໃຫ້ເປັນຈິງ; ຈົ່ງອຸທິດຕົນໃນການປົກປ້ອງ ແລະປົກຄອງປະຊາຊົນ. ເຮັດເຊັ່ນນັ້ນແລ້ວ ເຈົ້າຈະໄດ້ຮັບຜົນແຫ່ງບຸນ ແລະຄວາມຜາສຸກໂດຍງ່າຍ; ເພາະທັງໂລກນີ້, ໂອ ຜູ້ປົກຄອງ, ມີຮາກຖານຢູ່ໃນທຳ.”
Word by Word
एतान्these
एतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
उक्तान्said, spoken
उक्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवच्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
नरO man
नर:
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजधर्मान्duties of a king
राजधर्मान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नृणाम्of men/people
नृणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गुप्तिम्protection, safeguarding
गुप्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुप्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मतिम्mind, intention
मतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आदधत्स्वapply (yourself), set (your mind)
आदधत्स्व:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (आ + धा)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
अवाप्स्यसेyou will obtain
अवाप्स्यसे:
TypeVerb
Rootआप् (अव + आप्)
FormSimple future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Atmanepada
पुण्यफलम्fruit of merit
पुण्यफलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्यफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सुखेनeasily, happily
सुखेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वःall, the whole
सर्वः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
लोकःworld
लोकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धर्ममूलःhaving dharma as its root
धर्ममूलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्ममूल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरेश्वरO lord of men
नरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
king (addressed as nara-rāja/nṛpa; contextually Yudhishthira)P
people/subjects (nṛṇām)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes