Shloka 5

राजा-दैवतत्वम् — The King as a Stabilizing ‘Daivata’ (Divine Function) in Social Order

Devanagari script

नाराजकेषु राष्ट्रेषु वस्तव्यमिति रोचये । नाराजकेषु राष्ट्रेषु हव्यमग्निर्वहत्युत,मेरी रुचि तो यह है कि जहाँ कोई राजा न हो, उन देशोंमें निवास ही नहीं करना चाहिये। बिना राजाके राज्यमें दिये हुए हविष्यको अग्निदेव वहन नहीं करते

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca |

nārājakeṣu rāṣṭreṣu vastavyam iti rocaye |

nārājakeṣu rāṣṭreṣu havyam agnir vahaty uta ||

Translation

नाराजकेषु राष्ट्रेषु वस्तव्यमिति रोचये। नाराजकेषु राष्ट्रेषु हव्यमग्निर्वहत्युत॥

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अराजकेषु: in kingless (ones)
• अराजकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अराजक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• राष्ट्रेषु: in kingdoms/countries
• राष्ट्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• वस्तव्यम्: is to be dwelt (one should dwell)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• रोचये: I approve / I prefer
• रोचये: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Lat (Present), Parasmaipada, First, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अराजकेषु: in kingless (ones)
• अराजकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अराजक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• राष्ट्रेषु: in kingdoms/countries
• राष्ट्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• हव्यम्: oblational offering (havis)
• हव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वहति: carries
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Lat (Present), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• उत: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Agni
• havis (sacrificial oblation)
• rashtra (kingdom/realm)
• raja (king)