Shloka 7
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol
Devanagari script
स मान्यतां नरश्रेष्ठ: स हि धर्म: सनातन: । पूजितो हि सुखाय स्यादसुख: स्यादपूजित:
Translation
Que Śrī Kṛṣṇa, o melhor dos homens, seja honrado aqui; pois ele é o próprio Dharma eterno. Venerado, será para nós fonte de felicidade; não venerado, tornar-se-á causa de aflição.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मान्यताम्honour/respect (as an object: 'should be honoured')
मान्यताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमान्यता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नरश्रेष्ठःbest of men
नरश्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनरश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धर्मःdharma
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पूजितःhonoured/worshipped
पूजितः:
TypeParticiple
Rootपूज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, क्त
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सुखायfor happiness/for welfare
सुखाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
स्यात्would be/may become
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
असुखःunhappiness/misery
असुखः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्would be/may become
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अपुजितःnot honoured/unworshipped
अपुजितः:
TypeParticiple
Rootअपूजित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive, क्त
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes