Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एतान्येवंप्रकाराणि विहितानि पुरानघ । सर्वलोकस्य कर्माणि कर्तव्यानीह पार्थिव,निष्पाप नरेश! इस प्रकार प्रजापति ब्रह्माने सब मनुष्योंके कर्तव्य पहले ही निर्दिष्ट कर दिये हैं। उन दस्युओंको भी इनका यथावत्‌ रूपसे पालन करना चाहिये

Transliteration

etāny evaṁprakārāṇi vihitāni purānagha | sarvalokasya karmāṇi kartavyānīha pārthiva || niṣpāpa nareśa |

Translation

Disse Indra: “Ó irrepreensível, esses deveres—de tais espécies—foram estabelecidos há muito tempo. Neste mundo, ó rei, as ações e obrigações de todos os homens devem ser cumpridas de acordo com isso. Ó senhor dos homens, sem mancha, até mesmo os que vivem do saque devem observar essas ordenanças da maneira correta.”

Word by Word

एतानिthese (things/duties)

एवंthus

प्रकाराणिkinds, modes

विहितानिprescribed, laid down

पुराformerly, earlier

अनघO sinless one

सर्वलोकस्यof all the world/people

कर्माणिduties, actions

कर्तव्यानिto be done, obligatory

इहhere (in this world/context)

पार्थिवO king

निष्पापO sinless one

नरेशO lord of men, O king

Speaker

इन्द्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Indra

King (addressed as pārthiva/nareśa)

All people (sarvaloka)

Prajāpati Brahmā (implied by the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is not optional or private: the duties appropriate to human life were established long ago and are binding on all. Even those inclined to wrongdoing are urged to conform to the ordained moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra addresses a king, reminding him that the framework of prescribed duties for society is ancient and authoritative, and that the ruler should uphold and expect adherence to these duties across all groups.