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Shloka 50

Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)

महादण्डश्न तस्य स्याद्‌ यस्यान्निर्वे दिवा भवेत्‌ । प्रघोषयेदथैवं च रक्षणार्थ पुरस्य च,नगरकी रक्षाके लिये यह घोषणा करा दे कि “जिसके यहाँ दिनमें आग जलायी जाती होगी उसे बड़ा भारी दण्ड दिया जायगा”

mahādaṇḍaś ca tasya syād yasyānnirve divā bhavet | praghoṣayed athaivaṃ ca rakṣaṇārthaṃ purasya ca ||

جس کے گھر میں دن کے وقت آگ جلتی ہوئی پائی جائے، اس پر نہایت سخت سزا عائد کی جائے۔ اور شہر کی حفاظت کے لیے اس حکم کو سرکاری طور پر عام اعلان کے ذریعے پھیلا دیا جائے۔

महादण्डःa great punishment
महादण्डः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहादण्ड
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तस्यfor him / of him
तस्य:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यस्यof whom / whose
यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दिवाby day / in daytime
दिवा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिवा
भवेत्should be / should occur
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रघोषयेत्should proclaim
प्रघोषयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootघुष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रक्षणार्थम्for the purpose of protection
रक्षणार्थम्:
Prayojana
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षणार्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पुरस्यof the city
पुरस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपुर
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
C
city (pura)
P
public proclamation (praghoṣa)
P
punishment (daṇḍa)

Educational Q&A

Rāja-dharma requires preventive rules and proportional punishment to protect the public; clear proclamation of law strengthens deterrence and communal security.

Bhīṣma is advising on city administration: he recommends announcing a strict penalty for anyone keeping a cooking-fire burning in daytime, as a protective measure for the city.