Shloka 30

राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च

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

Devanagari script

यदा कुलीनो धर्मज्ञ: प्राप्तोत्यैश्वर्यमुत्तमम्‌ । योगक्षेमस्तदा राज्ञ: कुशलायैव कल्प्यते,जब धर्मज्ञ एवं कुलीन मुनष्य राजाके यहाँ उत्तम ईश्वरभावको अर्थात्‌ मन्त्री आदिके उच्च अधिकारको पाता है, तभी राजाका योग और क्षेम सिद्ध होता है, जो उसके कुशल- मड़लका साधक है

Translation

Quando um homem de linhagem nobre e conhecedor do dharma alcança junto ao rei a autoridade suprema —altos cargos como o de ministro—, então se cumprem para o monarca o yoga e o kṣema, isto é, a obtenção e a preservação do bem-estar, em favor do bom governo.

Word by Word

यदाwhen

कुलीनःwell-born, of good family

धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma

प्राप्तःhaving obtained / having reached

उत्up, forth (preverb)

ऐश्वर्यम्sovereignty, lordship, power

उत्तमम्excellent, highest

योगक्षेमःacquisition and protection; welfare and security

तदाthen

राज्ञःof the king

कुशलायfor well-being, for prosperity

एवindeed, only

कल्प्यतेis arranged/ordained; is considered to be

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes