Shloka 4
Vāmadeva’s Rājadharma: Norm-Setting, Counsel, and the Prevention of Rāṣṭra-Vināśa (वामदेव-प्रोक्तं राजधर्मम्)
Devanagari script
साहसप्रकृतिर्यत्र किंचिदुल्बणमाचरेत् । अशास्त्रलक्षणो राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति
Transliteration
sāhasaprakṛtir yatra kiñcid ulbaṇam ācaret | aśāstralakṣaṇo rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati ||
Translation
साहसप्रकृतिर्यत्र किंचिदुल्बणमाचरेत् । अशास्त्रलक्षणो राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति ॥
Word by Word
साहसप्रकृतिःrash/violent disposition
साहसप्रकृतिः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसाहस-प्रकृति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
किंचित्something, somewhat
किंचित्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिंचित्
उल्बणम्excessive, outrageous
उल्बणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउल्बण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आचरेत्should do/practise, would commit
आचरेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अशास्त्रलक्षणःone whose marks are not according to the śāstra; unregulated
अशास्त्रलक्षणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शास्त्र-लक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षिप्रम्quickly
क्षिप्रम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्षिप्र
एवindeed, surely
एव:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विनश्यतिperishes, is ruined
विनश्यति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नश्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वामदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāmadevaR
rājā (the king/ruler)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes