Shloka 9

Gārhasthya-Śreṣṭhatā and Kṣatriya-Daṇḍadhāraṇa

Householder Primacy and the Royal Duty of Punishment

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियाणां तु वक्ष्यामि तवापि विदितं पुन:

Transliteration

kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu vakṣyāmi tavāpi viditaṃ punaḥ | prajānātha |

Translation

ဗျာသက မိန့်ကြားသည်– «အို ပြည်သူတို့၏ အရှင်၊ သင်လည်း သိပြီးသားဖြစ်သော်လည်း၊ ယခု ငါသည် က္ṣတ္ရိယတို့၏ ဓမ္မကို ထပ်မံ ဖော်ပြမည်»။

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियाणाम्: of the Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• विदितम्: known
• विदितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• prajānātha (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vyāsa frames a renewed instruction on kṣatriya-dharma: the responsibilities and ethical obligations of rulers are important enough to be restated even to one who already knows them.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Vyāsa addresses a king (‘prajānātha’) and announces that he will again set forth the code of conduct for kṣatriyas, preparing for a detailed enumeration of royal duties.