Shloka 11
शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
Devanagari script
भव नस्त्वं महाराज राजेह शरदां शतम् | प्रजा: पालय धर्मेण यथेन्द्रस्त्रेदिवं तथा
Transliteration
bhava nas tvaṃ mahārāja rājendra śaradāṃ śatam | prajāḥ pālaya dharmeṇa yathendras tredivaṃ tathā ||
Translation
‘ਹੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ, ਰਾਜੇਂਦਰ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌ ਸ਼ਰਦਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਸਾਡੇ ਰਾਜਾ ਬਣੇ ਰਹੋ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਇੰਦਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਦਿਵ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਵੀ ਧਰਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰੋ।’
Word by Word
भवbe (become)
भव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, genitive, plural
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, nominative, singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
शरदाम्of autumns/years
शरदाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशरद्
Formfeminine, genitive, plural
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत
Formneuter, accusative, singular
प्रजाःsubjects, people
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
Formfeminine, accusative, plural
पालयprotect, govern
पालय:
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
धर्मेणby/with righteousness, according to dharma
धर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
त्रिदिवम्the threefold heaven / heaven
त्रिदिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिदिव
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तथाso, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaM
Mahārāja (addressed king)I
IndraT
Trediva (heaven/svarga)P
Prajāḥ (subjects)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes