Shloka 25

Devanagari script

यदि क्षत्रबन्धूनां स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठताम्‌

Transliteration

yadi kṣatrabandhūnāṃ svadharmam anutiṣṭhatām

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Kung para sa mga yaong ‘kamag-anak lamang ng mga kṣatriya’ ngunit nag-aangkin ng katayuang mandirigma, tunay nilang susundin ang sariling tungkulin…”

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• क्षत्रबन्धूनाम्: of the kṣatra-relatives / of those who are kṣatriyas only in name
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रबन्धु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• स्वधर्मम्: one's own duty
• स्वधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुतिष्ठताम्: let them follow / let them practice
• अनुतिष्ठताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-स्था
• Form: Lot (Imperative), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya