Shloka 9

Adhyāya 90 — Protection of Livelihoods, Brahmanical Subsistence Norms, and Royal Oversight (राष्ट्रवृत्ति-राष्ट्रगुप्ति-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

शत्रून्‌ जय प्रजा रक्ष यजस्व क्रतुभिर्न्‌प । युध्यस्व समरे वीरो भूत्वा कौरवनन्दन,नरेश्वर! कौरवनन्दन! तुम शत्रुओंको जीतो, प्रजाकी रक्षा करो, नाना प्रकारके यज्ञ करते रहो और समरभूमिमें वीरतापूर्वक लड़ो

Transliteration

śatrūn jaya prajā rakṣa yajasva kratubhir nṛpa | yudhyasva samare vīro bhūtvā kauravanandana ||

Translation

Bhīṣma exorta o príncipe dos Kurus: “Ó rei entre os homens, ó glória dos Kurus, vence os inimigos, protege o povo, sustenta a ordem sagrada por meio de sacrifícios variados; e, quando o dever o exigir, luta com bravura no campo de batalha.”

Word by Word

शत्रून्enemies

जयconquer (you)

प्रजाःsubjects, people

रक्षprotect (you)

यजस्वperform sacrifice (for yourself/regularly)

क्रतुभिःby sacrifices, with rites

नृपO king

युध्यस्वfight (you)

समरेin battle

वीरःa hero, brave one

भूत्वाhaving become

कौरवनन्दनO delight of the Kauravas

नरेश्वरO lord of men (king)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Kauravanandana (Kuru prince)

nṛpa (king)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes