Shloka 4
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
Devanagari script
अपरे क्षत्रियाश्रैव नानाजनपदेश्वरा: । ये गृद्धा भारते वर्षे न मृष्यन्ति परस्परम्
Translation
മറ്റു പല ജനപദങ്ങളുടെ അധിപതികളായ ക്ഷത്രിയരും ഭാരതവർഷത്തോട് ഗൃദ്ധദൃഷ്ടി വെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അവർ പരസ്പരം ഒരാളുടെ ഉയർച്ച മറ്റൊരാൾ സഹിക്കുകയില്ല.
Word by Word
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
क्षत्रियाःkshatriyas, warriors
क्षत्रियाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed, also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
नानाvarious, many
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
जनपदin the kingdoms/regions
जनपद:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजनपद
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
ईश्वराःlords, rulers
ईश्वराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गृद्धाःgreedy, covetous
गृद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगृद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भारतेin Bharata (land of Bharata)
भारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वर्षेin the country/realm
वर्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मृष्यन्तिthey tolerate, endure
मृष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootमृष्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
परस्परम्one another (mutually)
परस्परम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes