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Shloka 24

एष वृद्धाननाथांश्व पड्गूनन्धांश्व मानवान्‌ । पुत्रवत्‌ पालयामास प्रजा धर्मेण वै विभु:,ये बूढ़े, अनाथ, पंगू और अंधे मनुष्योंका भी स्नेहपूर्वक पालन करते थे। ये नरेश अपनी प्रजाकी धर्मपूर्वक पुत्रकी भाँति रक्षा करते थे

eṣa vṛddhān anāthāṁś ca paṅgūn andhāṁś ca mānavān | putravat pālayāmāsa prajā dharmeṇa vai vibhuḥ ||

ആ മഹാബലശാലിയായ രാജാവ് തന്റെ പ്രജകളിൽ ഉള്ള വൃദ്ധന്മാരെയും അനാഥരെയും മുടന്തന്മാരെയും അന്ധന്മാരെയും പോലും സ്നേഹത്തോടെ സംരക്ഷിച്ചു. ധർമ്മം പാലിച്ച് സ്വന്തം മക്കളെപ്പോലെ പ്രജയെ പോറ്റി കാത്തു.

एषःthis (man/king)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वृद्धान्the aged
वृद्धान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अनाथान्the helpless/orphaned
अनाथान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पङ्गून्the lame
पङ्गून्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपङ्गु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्धान्the blind
अन्धान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मानवान्people/men
मानवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पुत्रवत्like (his) sons; as a son
पुत्रवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुत्रवत्
पालयामासprotected/maintained
पालयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रजाःsubjects; people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
धर्मेणby righteousness; according to dharma
धर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
विभुःthe mighty one; the lord (king)
विभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

अर्जुन उवाच

A
Arjuna (speaker)
T
the king/ruler (vibhuḥ, implied)
S
subjects/people (prajāḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents an ideal of rajadharma: a ruler’s duty is to protect all subjects—especially the vulnerable (elderly, helpless, disabled)—with parental care, and to govern in accordance with dharma rather than self-interest.

Arjuna describes the conduct of a powerful ruler, emphasizing that he maintained and safeguarded his people righteously, extending special care even to those who are socially and physically vulnerable.