Shloka 45

Mantri-Parīkṣā — Testing Ministers, Securing Counsel, and Ethical Criteria for Advisers (अध्याय ८४)

Devanagari script

सर्वलोकमिमं शक्तः सान्त्वेन कुरुते वशे | तस्मै मन्त्र: प्रयोक्तव्यो दण्डमाधित्सता नृप

Transliteration

sarvalokam imaṁ śaktaḥ sāntvena kurute vaśe | tasmai mantraḥ prayoktavyo daṇḍam ādhitsatā nṛpa ||

Translation

ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ມີຄວາມສາມາດ ສາມາດເຮັດໃຫ້ໂລກທັງມວນຢູ່ໃນອໍານາດໄດ້ດ້ວຍການປອບໂຍນແລະການຊັກຈູງຢ່າງອ່ອນໂຍນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ້ ພະຣາຊາ, ຜູ້ທີ່ຈະໃຊ້ການລົງໂທດ ຄວນນໍາໃຊ້ຄໍາປຶກສາທີ່ຄິດຄໍານຶງດີ—ເພື່ອໃຫ້ກໍາລັງຖືກນໍາໂດຍປັນຍາ ບໍ່ແມ່ນໂດຍອາລົມຫວັ່ນໄຫວ».

Word by Word

• सर्वलोकम्: the entire world (all people)
• सर्वलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्तः: able, capable
• शक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सान्त्वेन: by conciliation, by soothing words
• सान्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कुरुते: makes, brings about
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• वशे: under control, in subjection
• वशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मन्त्रः: counsel, policy, advice
• मन्त्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रयोक्तव्यः: should be employed/used
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दण्डम्: punishment, force
• दण्डम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आधित्सता: by one wishing/intending to apply (it)
• आधित्सता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-धा
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• nṛpa (the king addressed)