Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यो यस्तेषामपचरेत्‌ तमाचक्षीत वै द्विज: । अयं मे न शृणोतीति तस्मिन्‌ राजा प्रधारयेत्‌,इनमेंसे जो भी ब्राह्मणकी आज्ञाके विपरीत आचरण करे, उसके विषयमें ब्राह्मणको राजाके पास जाकर कहना चाहिये कि “अमुक मनुष्य मेरी बात नहीं सुनता है।” तब राजा उसी व्यक्तिको दण्ड दे

Translation

“Aquele dentre eles que agir contra a ordem do brāhmaṇa, o brāhmaṇa deve ir ao rei e dizer: ‘Este homem não me escuta.’ Então o rei deverá punir esse indivíduo.”

Word by Word

यःwho (ever)

तेषाम्of them / among them

अपचरेत्should act wrongly / transgress

तम्him

आचक्षीतshould report / should tell

वैindeed

द्विजःa brahmin (twice-born)

अयम्this (man)

मेof me / my

नnot

शृणोतिhe listens

इतिthus (quoting)

तस्मिन्in/with regard to him; in that case

राजाthe king

प्रधारयेत्should impose/inflict (punishment); should decide upon

Speaker

इुमत्सेन उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes