Shloka 6

Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)

Devanagari script

ययातेस्त्वेव भोजानां विस्तरो गुणतो महान्‌ | भजतेडटद्य महाराज विस्तरं स चतुर्दिशम्‌

Transliteration

yayātes tveva bhojānāṁ vistaro guṇato mahān | bhajate ’ṭaḍya mahārāja vistaraṁ sa caturdiśam ||

Translation

എന്നാൽ ഭോജന്മാരിൽ യയാതിയുടെ വംശം നിസ്സംശയം വിശാലവും ഗുണങ്ങളിൽ മഹത്തുമായതാണ്. മഹാരാജാവേ, അതിന്റെ വ്യാപ്തി നാലുദിക്കുകളിലേക്കും ദൂരദൂരാന്തം വരെ പരന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ययातेः: of Yayāti
• ययातेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भोजानाम्: of the Bhojas
• भोजानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विस्तरः: extent/spread
• विस्तरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुणतः: in respect of qualities
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुणतस्

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भजते: partakes of/has/attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• अटति: wanders/extends (goes about)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अट्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• विस्तरम्: extent/spread
• विस्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he/that
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्दिशम्: the four directions (all quarters)
• चतुर्दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दिश
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti
• Bhojas
• Mahārāja (addressed king)