Shloka 21

राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता

Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement

Devanagari script

बलात्कृतेषु भूतेषु परित्राणं कुरूद्गह | शरणागतेषु कौरव्य कुर्वन्‌ गार्हस्थ्यमावसेत्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | balātkṛteṣu bhūteṣu paritrāṇaṃ kuru udgaha | śaraṇāgateṣu kauravya kurvan gārhasthyam āvaset, kurunandana ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ କୁରୁବଂଶଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ହେ କୁରୁନନ୍ଦନ! ବଳପୂର୍ବକ ଅତ୍ୟାଚାରିତ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନେ ଶରଣ ନେଇ ଆସିଲେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଙ୍କଟରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରି ରକ୍ଷା କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଏପରି କରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ ଗାର୍ହସ୍ଥ୍ୟଧର୍ମରେ ନିବାସ କରେ ଏବଂ ତାହାର ପୁଣ୍ୟଫଳର ଭାଗୀ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• बलात्: by force, forcibly
• बलात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• कृतेषु: done/committed (in/among)
• कृतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (कृत)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• भूतेषु: in beings/creatures
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• परित्राणम्: protection, rescue
• परित्राणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परित्राण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुरु: do (perform)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उद्गह: lift up, raise up (deliver)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्गह
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शरणागतेषु: among those who have sought refuge
• शरणागतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरणागत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कौरव्य: O Kaurava
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कुर्वन्: doing, while performing
• कुर्वन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कुर्वत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गार्हस्थ्यम्: householder’s duty/state
• गार्हस्थ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्हस्थ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आवसेत्: should dwell/live
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (आ-वस्)
• Form: Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुरुनन्दन: O joy of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Kauravya (address to a Kuru prince, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Kurunandana (address to a Kuru prince, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Śaraṇāgata (those seeking refuge)