Shloka 29

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

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

Devanagari script

यदल्ला कुरुते धर्म प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्‌ । दशवर्षसहस्राणि तस्य भुंक्ते फलं दिवि,और प्रजाका धर्मपूर्वक पालन करनेके कारण राजा एक दिनमें जिस धर्मका भागी होता है, उसका फल वह दस हजार वर्षोतक स्वर्गलोकमें रहकर भोगता है

Transliteration

yad ahar kurute dharmaṁ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan | daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tasya bhuṅkte phalaṁ divi ||

Translation

ଧର୍ମପୂର୍ବକ ପ୍ରଜାଙ୍କୁ ପାଳନ କରି ରାଜା ଏକ ଦିନରେ ଯେ ଧର୍ମ ଅର୍ଜନ କରନ୍ତି, ତାହାର ଫଳ ସେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗଲୋକରେ ଦଶ ହଜାର ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୋଗନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अल्ला: indeed/just (emphatic particle; reading uncertain)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अल्ला

• कुरुते: does, performs
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteous duty
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• धर्मेण: by/with dharma, righteously
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पालयन्: protecting, governing
• पालयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालयत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Shatru (present active participle)

• दश: ten
• Type: Numeral
• Root: दश
• Form: Nominative/Accusative, Plural, All (indeclinable numeral usage)

• वर्ष-सहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्ष-सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष-सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तस्य: of him/that (of that king)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys, experiences
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• king (rājā)
• subjects (prajāḥ)
• heaven (divi)