Shloka 16
Kṣātra-dharma in Campaign and Battle: Protection, Purification, and the Ideal Warrior’s End (क्षात्रधर्मः—अभियानयुद्धे रक्षणदानशुद्धिः)
Devanagari script
यदि शूरस्तथा क्षेम॑ प्रतिरक्षेद् यथाभये । प्रतिरूपं जन॑ कुर्यान्न चेत् तद्धर्तते तथा
Transliteration
yadi śūras tathā kṣemaṃ pratirakṣed yathābhaye | pratirūpaṃ janaṃ kuryān na cet tad dhartate tathā ||
Translation
यदि शूरस्तथा क्षेमं प्रतिरक्षेद् यथाभये । प्रतिरूपं जनं कुर्यान्न चेत् तद्धर्तते तथा ॥
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
शूरःa hero, brave man
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
क्षेमम्safety, welfare
क्षेमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिरक्षेत्should protect, should guard
प्रतिरक्षेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-रक्ष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अभयेin safety; in a state of fearlessness
अभये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअभय
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रतिरूपम्a suitable counterpart; fitting (measure)
प्रतिरूपम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जनःa person; people (one should/people should)
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुर्यात्should do, should make
कुर्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
तत्that (act/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
धर्ततेis borne/maintained; holds good; stands
धर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
तथाthus, in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
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