Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तथामात्या जनपदा दुर्गाणि विविधानि च । बलानि च कुरुश्रेष्ठ भवत्येषां यथेच्छकम्‌

Transliteration

tathāmātyā janapadā durgāṇi vividhāni ca | balāni ca kuruśreṣṭha bhavaty eṣāṃ yathecchakam ||

Translation

అలాగే, ఓ కురుశ్రేష్ఠా, మంత్రులు, జనపదాలు, వివిధ దుర్గాలు మరియు సైన్యబలాలు—ఇవన్నీ తమ తమ విధులకు అనుగుణంగా, పరిస్థితి కోరినట్లుగా ఏర్పాటు చేసి పాలించుము.

Word by Word

तथाthus, likewise

अमात्याःministers

जनपदाःprovinces, territories

दुर्गाणिforts

विविधानिvarious, diverse

चand

बलानिforces, armies

चand

कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus

भवतिis, becomes

एषाम्of these

यथाas, according to

इच्छकम्as desired, according to wish

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

क

कुरुश्रेष्ठ (addressed person: best of the Kurus)

अ

अमात्य (ministers)

ज

जनपद (provinces/territories)

द

दुर्ग (forts)

ब

बल (armed forces)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes orderly governance: a ruler must properly organize and direct key pillars of the state—ministers, provinces, forts, and military—so that public welfare and security are maintained in accordance with duty and practical necessity.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses a Kuru leader, giving counsel on administration and security—urging that officials, territorial governance, fortifications, and troops be managed and deployed appropriately, reflecting prudent kingship rather than impulsive rule.