Shloka 28

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence

Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa

Devanagari script

बाह्लीकेन त्वनुज्ञात: शान्तनुलोकविश्रुत: । पितर्युपरते राजन्‌ राजा राज्यमकारयत्‌,“राजन! तदनन्तर पिताकी मृत्यु होनेके पश्चात्‌ बान्नीककी आज्ञा लेकर लोकविख्यात राजा शान्तनुने राज्यका शासन किया

Transliteration

bāhlīkena tv anujñātaḥ śāntanur lokaviśrutaḥ | pitary uparate rājan rājā rājyam akārayat ||

Translation

O Hari, matapos pumanaw ang kanyang ama, si Śāntanu na bantog sa buong daigdig—matapos makuha ang pahintulot ni Bāhlīka—ay tumanggap ng paghahari at ipinamahala ang kaharian ayon sa nararapat na kaayusan.

Word by Word

• बाह्लीकेन: by Bāhlīka
• बाह्लीकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लीक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted/authorized
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनुः: Śāntanu
• शान्तनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोकविश्रुतः: renowned in the world
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकविश्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पितरि: when/while the father (was ...)
• पितरि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपरते: having departed; deceased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपरत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अकारयत्: caused to be administered/ruled; governed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Causative (ṇic), Parasmaipada

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Śāntanu
• Bāhlīka
• the (deceased) father of Śāntanu
• rājya (the kingdom)