Shloka 19

Daṇḍa as the Foundation of Social Order (दण्डप्रतिष्ठा)

Devanagari script

मध्यस्थान्‌ सर्वभूतेषु दान्तान्‌ शमपरायणान्‌ | यजन्ते मानवा: केचित्‌ प्रशान्ता: सर्वकर्मसु

Transliteration

madhyasthān sarvabhūteṣu dāntān śamaparāyaṇān | yajante mānavāḥ kecit praśāntāḥ sarvakarmasu ||

Translation

ଅର୍ଜୁନ କହିଲେ—କେତେକ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ପ୍ରତି ସମଭାବ ରଖି, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟଦମନ କରି, ଶମରେ ପରାୟଣ ହୋଇ, ସମସ୍ତ କର୍ମରେ ପ୍ରଶାନ୍ତ ରହି (ଦିବ୍ୟତତ୍ତ୍ୱକୁ) ଯଜନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• मध्यस्थान्: standing in the middle; impartial
• मध्यस्थान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वभूतेषु: among/in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• दान्तान्: self-controlled; tamed
• दान्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शमपरायणान्: devoted to tranquility (śama)
• शमपरायणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शमपरायण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यजन्ते: they worship/sacrifice
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• मानवाः: men; humans
• मानवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रशान्ताः: calm; fully pacified
• प्रशान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वकर्मसु: in all actions/rites
• सर्वकर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकर्म
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• human beings (mānavāḥ)
• all beings (sarvabhūta)