Shloka 28

राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः

Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration

Devanagari script

अरयो मे समुत्थाय बहुभिर्दस्युभि: सह । इदमात्मवधायैव राष्ट्रमिच्छन्ति बाधितुम्‌

Transliteration

arayo me samutthāya bahubhir dasyubhiḥ saha | idam ātmavadhāyaiva rāṣṭram icchanti bādhitum ||

Translation

ਮੇਰੇ ਵੈਰੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਦੱਸਿਉਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਉੱਠ ਖੜੇ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ; ਉਹ ਇਸ ਰਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਤੰਗ ਤੇ ਕੁਚਲਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ—ਮਾਨੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਹੀ ਨਾਸ ਲਈ।

Word by Word

• अरयः: enemies
• अरयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• समुत्थाय: having risen up
• समुत्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था (स्था)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), —, —, —

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दस्युभिः: with robbers / bandits
• दस्युभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: sin
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मवधाय: for self-destruction
• आत्मवधाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + वध
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• राष्ट्रम्: the kingdom / realm
• राष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छन्ति: they desire / wish
• इच्छन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बाधितुम्: to afflict / to oppress
• बाधितुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), —, —, —, —

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• enemies (arayaḥ)
• dasyus (marauders/robbers)
• rāṣṭra (the kingdom)