Shloka 38
Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ
Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics
Devanagari script
कच्चिदष्टादशान्येषु स्वपक्षे दश पठच च । त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरविज्ञातैर्वेत्सि तीर्थानि चारकै:,क्या तुम शत्रुपक्षेके अठारह5 और अपने पक्षके पंद्रह: तीर्थोंकी तीन-तीन अज्ञात गुप्तचरोंद्वारा देख-भाल या जाँच-पड़ताल करते रहते हो?
Transliteration
kaccid aṣṭādaśāny eṣu svapakṣe daśa pañca ca | tribhis tribhir avijñātair vetsi tīrthāni cārakaiḥ ||
Translation
کیا تم دشمن کے اٹھارہ اور اپنے پندرہ ‘تیرتھ’ (اہم مراکز/مقامات) پر تین تین ایسے خفیہ جاسوسوں کے ذریعے—جو پہچانے نہ جائیں—مسلسل نگرانی رکھتے ہو؟
Word by Word
कच्चित्whether (indeed)?
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
अष्टादशeighteen
अष्टादश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टादश
Formneuter, accusative, plural
अन्येषुamong others / in other (places)
अन्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
Formneuter, locative, plural
स्वपक्षेin (your) own side/party
स्वपक्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वपक्ष
Formmasculine, locative, singular
दशten
दश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदश
Formneuter, accusative, plural
पञ्चfive
पञ्च:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च
Formneuter, accusative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
त्रिभिःby three (each)
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
त्रिभिःby three (each)
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
अविज्ञातैःunknown, unrecognized
अविज्ञातैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअविज्ञात
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
वेत्सिdo you know / do you keep informed
वेत्सि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formpresent (perfect-like present of √विद्), 2, singular, parasmaipada
तीर्थानिstrategic places / fords / stations
तीर्थानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतीर्थ
Formneuter, accusative, plural
चारकैःby spies
चारकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचारक
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaC
cāraka (spies/agents)Sandhi Notes