Shloka 121
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
Devanagari script
कच्चित् सूत्राणि सर्वाणि गृह्नासि भरतर्षभ । हस्तिसूत्रा श्वसूत्राणि रथसूत्राणि वा विभो
Transliteration
kaccit sūtrāṇi sarvāṇi gṛhṇāsi bharatarṣabha | hastisūtrā śvasūtrāṇi rathasūtrāṇi vā vibho ||
Translation
Нарада сказал: «О бык среди Бхаратов, прилежно ли ты изучаешь и удерживаешь в памяти все краткие наставления, излагающие практические принципы,—такие как трактаты о слонах, о конях и о колесницах? О могучий, поддерживаешь ли ты эти дисциплины в непрестанной практике?»
Word by Word
कच्चित्whether? (I hope/indeed?)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
सूत्राणिaphorisms; sūtras; treatises
सूत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
गृह्णासिyou take up; you study/learn
गृह्णासि:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
हस्तिसूत्राणिtreatises on elephants
हस्तिसूत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहस्तिसूत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
श्वसूत्राणिtreatises on dogs
श्वसूत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्वसूत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
रथसूत्राणिtreatises on chariots
रथसूत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथसूत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
विभोO mighty one; O lord
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaB
bharatarṣabha (addressed Bharata prince/king)H
hastisūtra (elephant-manuals)Ś
śvasūtra (horse-manuals)R
rathasūtra (chariot-manuals)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes