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Shloka 16

अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion

कृतमूलमिदानीं तज्ज्ञातिवृन्दे सहायवन्‌ । न शक्‍यं पुनरादातुं वान्तमन्नमिव त्वया

kṛtamūlam idānīṁ taj jñātivṛnde sahāyavan | na śakyaṁ punar ādātuṁ vāntam annam iva tvayā ||

സഹായസമ്പന്നനായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണാ! നീ ഒരിക്കൽ നൽകിയ ആ രാജൈശ്വര്യം ഇപ്പോൾ ബന്ധുസമൂഹത്തിന്റെ പിന്തുണയാൽ ദൃഢമായി വേരൂന്നിയിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിനാൽ ഛർദ്ദിച്ച ആഹാരത്തെപ്പോലെ, അതിനെ നീയും വീണ്ടും തിരികെ എടുക്കാൻ കഴിയില്ല.

कृतमूलम्firmly rooted, well-established
कृतमूलम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतमूल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदानीम्now, at present
इदानीम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइदानीम्
तत्that (thing/sovereignty)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञातिवृन्देin the circle/group of kinsmen
ज्ञातिवृन्दे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञातिवृन्द
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सहायवत्having helpers/support
सहायवत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहायवत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शक्यम्possible
शक्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
आदातुम्to take back, to seize
आदातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormInfinitive
वान्तम्vomited, disgorged
वान्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormInstrumental, Singular

नारद उवाच

N
Nārada
J
jñātivṛnda (kinsmen/clan-circle)

Educational Q&A

Once authority or wealth has been granted and has become socially entrenched with the backing of kin and allies, retracting it is both impracticable and ethically improper; a ruler should consider consequences before bestowing power.

Nārada cautions that a previously conferred sovereignty has become firmly established through the support of the recipient’s clan; therefore it cannot be reclaimed, just as vomited food cannot be taken back.