Shloka 25

अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन

Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments

Devanagari script

धर्मेण व्यवहारेण प्रजा: पालय पाण्डव । युधिष्ठिर यथा युक्तो नाधिबन्धेन योक्ष्यसे,पाण्डुनन्दन युधिष्ठिर! तुम धर्मानुकूल बर्ताव करते हुए प्रजाका पालन करते रहो, जिससे युक्त रहकर तुम्हें कभी भी चिन्ता या पश्चात्ताप न हो

Transliteration

dharmeṇa vyavahāreṇa prajāḥ pālaya pāṇḍava | yudhiṣṭhira yathā yukto nādhibandhena yokṣyase ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ପାଣ୍ଡବ! ଧର୍ମାନୁକୂଳ ବ୍ୟବହାରରେ ପ୍ରଜାଙ୍କୁ ପାଳନ କର। ହେ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର! ତୁମେ ଯଦି ଯଥାଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଶିଷ୍ଟାଚାର ଓ ନିୟମରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ରହିବ, ତେବେ ଚିନ୍ତାର ବନ୍ଧନ କିମ୍ବା ପଶ୍ଚାତ୍ତାପର କ୍ଲେଶ ତୁମକୁ କେବେ ବାନ୍ଧିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

धर्मेणby/with dharma, righteously

व्यवहारेणby proper conduct/administration

प्रजाःthe subjects/people

पालयprotect, govern

पाण्डवO Pandava

युधिष्ठिरO Yudhishthira

यथाso that / as

युक्तःbeing disciplined/steadfast, properly engaged

नnot

अधिबन्धेनby distress/constraint (lit. binding-over)

योक्ष्यसेyou will be yoked/afflicted (i.e., you will not be troubled)

पाण्डुनन्दनO son of Pandu

युधिष्ठिरO Yudhishthira

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

Prajā (the subjects/people)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes