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Shloka 79

Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ

Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics

कच्चिन्न भक्त बीजं च कर्षकस्यावसीदति । प्रत्येक च शतं वृद्धया ददास्यृणमनुग्रहम्‌,तुम्हारे राज्यके किसानका अन्न या बीज तो नष्ट नहीं होता? क्या तुम प्रत्येक किसानपर अनुग्रह करके उसे एक रुपया सैकड़े ब्याजपर ऋण देते हो?

kaccin na bhakta-bījaṃ ca karṣakasyāvasīdati | pratyekaṃ ca śataṃ vṛddhyā dadāsi ṛṇam anugraham ||

നിന്റെ രാജ്യത്ത് കർഷകന്റെ ധാന്യവും വിത്തും നശിക്കാതെ കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നുണ്ടോ? കൂടാതെ രാജാനുഗ്രഹമായി ഓരോ കർഷകനും ന്യായമായ വ്യവസ്ഥകളിൽ കടം നൽകി കൃഷിയെ നിലനിർത്തുന്നുണ്ടോ?

कच्चित्whether (indeed)?
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भक्तम्food, provisions
भक्तम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
बीजम्seed
बीजम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबीज
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कर्षकस्यof the farmer
कर्षकस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकर्षक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अवसीदतिperishes/declines/is ruined
अवसीदति:
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (सीदति)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रत्येकम्to each, individually
प्रत्येकम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रत्येक
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वृद्ध्याwith interest (increase)
वृद्ध्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
ददासिyou give
ददासि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ऋणम्a debt/loan
ऋणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुग्रहम्favor, benevolence
अनुग्रहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनुग्रह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
K
king (unnamed addressee)
K
karṣaka (farmers/cultivators)
B
bhakta (food-grain)
B
bīja (seed)
ṛṇa (loan/debt)

Educational Q&A

A ruler’s dharma includes safeguarding agriculture—ensuring farmers do not lose seed or sustenance and are not crushed by debt. Royal policy should be compassionate and just, supporting productive livelihoods rather than enabling exploitative lending.

Narada is testing and advising the king through pointed questions about administration. By asking about farmers’ seed/grain and the terms of loans, he evaluates whether the kingdom is governed with practical compassion and economic fairness.