Shloka 81
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
Devanagari script
कच्चिच्छूरा: कृतप्रज्ञा: पजच पज्च स्वनुछिता: । क्षेमं कुर्वन्ति संहत्य राजज्जनपदे तव,राजन! क्या तुम्हारे जनपदके प्रत्येक गाँवमें शूरवीर, बुद्धिमान्ू और कार्यकुशल पाँच-पाँच पंच मिलकर सुचारुरूपसे जनहितके कार्य करते हुए सबका कल्याण करते हैं?
Transliteration
kaccic chūrāḥ kṛtaprajñāḥ pañca pañca svanuṣṭhitāḥ | kṣemaṃ kurvanti saṃhatya rājajjanapade tava, rājan ||
Translation
राजन्! तुझ्या जनपदातील प्रत्येक गावात पाच-पाच शूर, स्थिरबुद्धी व कार्यकुशल पंच एकत्र येऊन लोकहिताची कामे करून सर्वांचे क्षेम साधतात ना?
Word by Word
कच्चित्whether indeed? (I hope)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
शूराःheroes, brave men
शूराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृतप्रज्ञाःof settled/formed judgment; prudent
कृतप्रज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतप्रज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च
FormIndeclinable/Number-word, Accusative (used adverbially/quantitatively), Plural (sense)
पञ्चfive (each)
पञ्च:
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च
FormIndeclinable/Number-word, Accusative (used adverbially/quantitatively), Plural (sense)
स्वनुच्छिताःwell-appointed/fitly chosen (as councilors)
स्वनुच्छिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वनुच्छित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
क्षेमम्welfare, security, well-being
क्षेमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्वन्तिthey do, they make
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
संहत्यhaving assembled; together
संहत्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-हन्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जनपदेin the realm/country
जनपदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजनपद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormGenitive, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaT
the King (rājan)J
janapada (the kingdom/realm)V
village pañcas (councils of five)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes