Shloka 66

राजा-दैवतत्वम् — The King as a Stabilizing ‘Daivata’ (Divine Function) in Social Order

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वरमें चारों आश्रमोंके धर्मका वर्णनविषयक छाछठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi catvāri āśramāṇāṃ dharmasya varṇana-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ketiga puluh enam dalam bahagian Rājadharmānuśāsana di dalam Śānti Parva, Śrī Mahābhārata, iaitu bab yang menghuraikan dharma bagi empat peringkat kehidupan (āśrama).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of peace; Śānti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the book/section (parvan)
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• राजधर्म: of the duties of kings (rājadharma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुशासन: of instruction/teaching
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parvan/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चतुर्णाम्: of four
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आश्रमाणाम्: of the āśramas (stages of life)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धर्मस्य: of dharma/duty
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्णन: description
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• षट्: six
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• षष्टितमः: sixty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• caturāśrama (the four āśramas)