Shloka 48

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

Devanagari script

राजान: क्षत्रधर्मेण यदि वध्यन्ति संयुगे । वीरलोकं समासाद्य सुखं प्राप्स्पन्ति केवलम्‌,“यदि राजालोग क्षत्रियधर्मके अनुसार युद्धमें मारे जायँगे तो वीरलोकको प्राप्त होकर केवल सुखके भागी होंगे

Transliteration

rājānaḥ kṣatradharmeṇa yadi vadhyanti saṃyuge | vīralokaṃ samāsādya sukhaṃ prāpsyanti kevalam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Jika para raja, berpegang pada dharma kṣatriya, gugur di medan perang, maka setelah mencapai alam para wira, mereka akan memperoleh kebahagiaan semata-mata.”

Word by Word

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षत्रधर्मेण: by/according to the kshatriya-duty
• क्षत्रधर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• वध्यन्ते: are slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Passive (Karmani), Third, Plural

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वीरलोकम्: the world of heroes
• वीरलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासाद्य: having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्स्यन्ति: will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप्
• Form: Future (Simple Future/luṭ), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• केवलम्: only, merely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājānaḥ (kings)
• vīraloka (realm of heroes)