Shloka 36
राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च
Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline
Devanagari script
अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु सुहदद: साधुभि: सह । पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि स्वादुद्रुममिव द्विजा:,तात! जैसे सब प्राणी मेघके और पक्षी स्वादिष्ठ फलवाले वृक्षके सहारे जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं, उसी प्रकार साधु पुरुषोंसहित समस्त सुहृदगण तुम्हारे आश्रयमें रहकर अपनी जीविका चलावें
Translation
Bhishma disse: “Meu filho, assim como todos os seres vivem amparados pela chuva, e as aves pelo arvoredo de frutos doces, do mesmo modo que todos os amigos leais—junto com os virtuosos—vivam sob o teu amparo para manter o seu sustento.”
Word by Word
अनुafter; following; in dependence on
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
Formupasarga/avyaya
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formgender: (common), case: accusative, number: singular
तातdear one; father (vocative)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
Formgender: masculine, case: vocative, number: singular
जीवन्तुmay (they) live; let (them) live
जीवन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
Formlakara: lot (imperative/benedictive sense), person: 3rd, number: plural, pada: parasmaipada
सुहृदःfriends; well-wishers
सुहृदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृद्
Formgender: masculine, case: nominative, number: plural
साधुभिःwith the good (men); by/with virtuous people
साधुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसाधु
Formgender: masculine, case: instrumental, number: plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Formavyaya (postposition with instrumental)
पर्जन्यम्rain-cloud; rain
पर्जन्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य
Formgender: masculine, case: accusative, number: singular
इवlike; as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Formavyaya (simile marker)
भूतानिbeings; creatures
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
Formgender: neuter, case: nominative, number: plural
स्वादु-द्रुमम्a sweet(-fruited) tree
स्वादु-द्रुमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वादु-द्रुम
Formgender: masculine, case: accusative, number: singular
इवlike; as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Formavyaya (simile marker)
द्विजाःbirds; twice-born
द्विजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
Formgender: masculine, case: nominative, number: plural
तातdear one (vocative)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
Formgender: masculine, case: vocative, number: singular
Speaker
भीष्य उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes