Shloka 37

अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection

Devanagari script

तस्य धर्मप्रवृत्तस्य पार्थिवत्वं चिकीर्षत: । सर्वेर्भवद्धिर्विज्ञाय साहाय्यं क्रियतामिति

Transliteration

tasya dharmapravṛttasya pārthivatvaṃ cikīrṣataḥ | sarvair bhavadbhir vijñāya sāhāyyaṃ kriyatām iti |

Translation

“พระองค์ทรงตั้งมั่นในธรรม และบัดนี้มุ่งหมายจะบรรลุฐานะกษัตริย์ผู้เป็นใหญ่; เมื่อทราบดังนี้แล้ว ท่านทั้งหลายจงร่วมแรงช่วยเหลือพระองค์เถิด”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• धर्म-प्रवृत्तस्य: of one engaged in dharma
• धर्म-प्रवृत्तस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मप्रवृत्त (धर्म + प्रवृत्त)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• पार्थिवत्वम्: kingship/sovereignty
• पार्थिवत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिवत्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चिकीर्षतः: of (him) wishing to do/undertake
• चिकीर्षतः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (चिकीर्षु-)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• भवत्भिः: by you (honorific, pl.)
• भवत्भिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• विज्ञाय: having known/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• साहाय्यम्: help/assistance
• साहाय्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done / may (it) be rendered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, third, singular, passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous authority is presented as grounded in dharma: when a person is known to be committed to ethical conduct, the community is urged to support his legitimate pursuit of sovereignty.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports an appeal to the assembled people: recognizing a dharma-oriented figure’s intention to obtain royal/imperial status, they are instructed to cooperate and provide practical assistance.