Shloka 15

Āśvamedhika-parva Adhyāya 1 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament by the Gaṅgā and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel

Devanagari script

अभिषेचय राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । स पालयिष्यति वशी धर्मेण पृथिवीमिमाम्‌

Transliteration

abhiṣecaya rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | sa pālayiṣyati vaśī dharmeṇa pṛthivīm imām ||

Translation

Wika ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Ipatong mo ang korona kay Haring Yudhiṣṭhira, na ang likas ay dharma. Siya’y may pagpipigil-sa-sarili at may paghahari sa mga pandama; kaya pamamahalaan niya ang daigdig na ito ayon sa katuwiran.”

Word by Word

• अभिषेचय: anoint, consecrate
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धर्मात्मानम्: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पालयिष्यति: will protect, will rule
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• वशी: self-controlled, master of (his senses)
• वशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• धर्मेण: by righteousness, according to dharma
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)