Shloka 35
Daṇḍa as the Foundation of Social Order (दण्डप्रतिष्ठा)
Devanagari script
चातुर्वर्ण्यप्रमोदाय सुनीतिनयनाय च । दण्डो विधात्रा विहितो धर्मार्थो भुवि रक्षितुम्
Transliteration
cāturvarṇya-pramodāya sunīti-nayanāya ca | daṇḍo vidhātrā vihito dharmārtho bhuvi rakṣitum ||
Translation
चातुर्वर्ण्यप्रमोदाय सुनीतिनयनाय च। दण्डो विधात्रा विहितो धर्मार्थो भुवि रक्षितुम्॥
Word by Word
चातुर्वर्ण्यfor the fourfold social order (of varṇas)
चातुर्वर्ण्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootचातुर्वर्ण्य
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
प्रमोदायfor the delight/joy
प्रमोदाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमोद
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
सुनीतिby good policy/right conduct
सुनीति:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुनीति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
नयनायfor leading/guidance
नयनाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनयन
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दण्डःpunishment/rod (authority of punishment)
दण्डः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विधात्राby the Ordainer/Creator
विधात्रा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविधातृ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
विहितःordained/appointed
विहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-धा (धातु) → विहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मार्थःfor the sake of dharma (righteousness)
धर्मार्थः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुविon earth/in the world
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
रक्षितुम्to protect
रक्षितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaV
Vidhātṛ (the Creator/Ordainer)D
Daṇḍa (the rod of punishment/royal authority)C
Cāturvarṇya (the four varṇas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes