Shloka 18
राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्
Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable
Devanagari script
विमानितो हतः क्रुष्टस्त्रातारं चेन्न विन्दति । अमानुषकृतत्तत्र दण्डो हन्ति नराधिपम्
Translation
ອຸຕັດຖະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຖ້າຜູ້ອ່ອນແອຜູ້ຖືກດູໝິ່ນ ຖືກທຳຮ້າຍ ແລະຖືກດ່າທໍ ບໍ່ພົບກະສັດເປັນຜູ້ຄຸ້ມຄອງ, ທີ່ນັ້ນທັນທີ ທັນດາບົດລົງໂທດທີ່ຟ້າປະທານ ຈະປະຫານພະຣາຊາ»។
Word by Word
vimānitaḥinsulted, dishonoured
vimānitaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootvimānita (vi+√man → vimānayati; PPP)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
hataḥstruck, harmed
hataḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Roothata (√han; PPP)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
kruṣṭaḥabused, reviled
kruṣṭaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootkruṣṭa (√kruś; PPP)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
trātāramprotector
trātāram:
Karma
TypeNoun
Roottrātṛ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
cetif
cet:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootcet
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
vindatifinds, obtains
vindati:
TypeVerb
Root√vid (vindati)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
amānuṣa-kṛtaḥmade by non-human (i.e., divine/daivic)
amānuṣa-kṛtaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootamānuṣa + kṛta (√kṛ; PPP)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
tatrathere, in that situation
tatra:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra
daṇḍaḥpunishment, chastisement
daṇḍaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
hantikills, strikes down
hanti:
TypeVerb
Root√han
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
narādhipamthe king, ruler of men
narādhipam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootnara + adhipa
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
उतथ्य उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes