Shloka 34
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
Devanagari script
नैतादूक् पुरुषो राजन क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्
Transliteration
naitādūk puruṣo rājan kṣatradharmam anusmaran
Translation
ராமன் கூறினான்: “அரசே, க்ஷத்ர தர்மத்தை நினைவில் வைத்திருக்கும் மனிதன் இவ்வாறு பேசமாட்டான்.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एतादृक्such (of this kind)
एतादृक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएतादृश्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःman, person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
क्षत्रधर्मम्the duty/law of a kshatriya
क्षत्रधर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुस्मरन्remembering, keeping in mind
अनुस्मरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनुस्मृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
Speaker
राम उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
RāmaK
King (rājan)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One’s speech should align with one’s dharma: a person mindful of kṣatriya duty should not utter words that contradict courage, responsibility, and royal propriety.
Rāma addresses a king and rebukes a certain manner of speaking, asserting that such words are unfitting for someone who truly remembers and follows kṣatriya dharma.