Shloka 21

राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च

Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline

Devanagari script

न हि वैक्लव्यसंसृष्टमानृशंस्यमिहास्थित: । प्रजापालनसम्भूतमाप्ता धर्मफलं हासि,इस प्रकार व्याकुलताजनित कोमलताका आश्रय लेकर तुम यहाँ प्रजापालनसे सुलभ होनेवाले धर्मके फलको नहीं पा सकोगे

Transliteration

na hi vaiklavyasaṁsṛṣṭam ānṛśaṁsyam ihāsthitaḥ | prajā-pālana-sambhūtam āptā dharma-phalaṁ hāsi ||

Translation

ବ୍ୟାକୁଳତାରେ ମିଶିଥିବା ଏହି କୋମଳତାକୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରି ତୁମେ ଏଠାରେ ରହିଲେ, ପ୍ରଜାପାଳନରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ଧର୍ମଫଳକୁ ତୁମେ ପାଇବ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वैक्लव्य-संसृष्टम्: mixed with agitation/distress
• वैक्लव्य-संसृष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैक्लव्य-संसृष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनृशंस्यम्: compassion/non-cruelty
• अनृशंस्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृशंस्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इह: here/in this matter
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• आस्थितः: having resorted to/standing by
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजा-पालन-सम्भूतम्: arising from the protection of subjects
• प्रजा-पालन-सम्भूतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा-पालन-सम्भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आप्ता: obtained/attained
• आप्ता: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• धर्म-फलम्: fruit of dharma/merit
• धर्म-फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हा: alas/ah!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा

• असि: you are
• असि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), 2, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• prajā (the subjects/people)