Shloka 3
Daṇḍa, Ahiṃsā, and Proportional Kingship: The Dyumatsena–Satyavān Dialogue (दण्ड-अहिंसा-विवेकः)
Devanagari script
इमानि हि प्राणयन्ति सृजन्त्युत्तारयन्ति च । न धर्म: परिपाठेन शक््यो भारत वेदितुम्,भरतनन्दन! धर्म ही इन प्राणियोंकी सृष्टि करते हैं। धर्म ही उनके जीवनधारण और उद्धारमें कारण होते हैं; परंतु धर्मको केवल वेदोंके पाठमात्रसे नहीं जाना जा सकता
Transliteration
imāni hi prāṇayanti sṛjanti uttārayanti ca | na dharmaḥ paripāṭhena śakyo bhārata veditum ||
Translation
भरतनंदना! धर्मच या प्राण्यांना धारण करतो, निर्माण करतो आणि त्यांचा उद्धारही करतो; पण धर्म केवळ वेदांच्या पाठांतराने जाणता येत नाही.
Word by Word
इमानिthese
इमानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
प्राणयन्तिthey sustain life / make live
प्राणयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्राणय्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Plural
सृजन्तिthey create
सृजन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Plural
उत्also/and (emphatic particle)
उत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्
तारयन्तिthey deliver/save/carry across
तारयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Plural, causative (णिच्): तारयति
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
धर्मःdharma/righteousness/duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परिपाठेनby (mere) recitation/reading
परिपाठेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपरिपाठ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
शक्यःpossible/able to be
शक्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, potential passive participle (तव्यत्/यत् sense): 'possible'
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वेदितुम्to know/understand
वेदितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormInfinitive (tumun)
भरतनन्दनO delight of Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
भरतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
Bhārata (addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes