Shloka 105

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

सम्भावयति मातेव दीनमप्युपपद्यते । दहत्यग्निरिवानिष्टान्‌ यमयन्नसतो यम:

Transliteration

sambhāvayati māteva dīnam apy upapadyate | dahaty agnir ivāniṣṭān yamayann asato yamaḥ ||

Translation

พระองค์ทรงให้เกียรติดุจมารดา—แม้แก่ผู้ยากไร้—เมื่อสมควร แต่ดุจไฟ พระองค์ทรงเผาผลาญสิ่งอันไม่พึงประสงค์ และดุจยม พระองค์ทรงข่มปราบผู้ประพฤติอธรรมให้อยู่ในวินัย

Word by Word

• सम्भावयति: honors, esteems, treats with regard
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भावय् (भावयति)
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• दीनम्: the poor/distressed (person)
• दीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उपपद्यते: is fitting/appropriate; is possible; is consistent
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√पद् (उपपद्यते)
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• दहति: burns
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अनिष्टान्: undesirable (ones), evil-doers/foes
• अनिष्टान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यमयन्: restraining, controlling
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम्
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असतः: of the wicked/untrue (person)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• यमः: Yama; the restrainer (god of death/justice)
• यमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्रह्मदत्त (Brahmadatta)
• यम (Yama)
• अग्नि (Agni, fire)
• माता (mother, as a simile)