Shloka 13
अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन
Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments
Devanagari script
मा स्माधर्मेण लोभेन लिप्सेथास्त्वं धनागमम् | धर्मार्थावध्रुवौ तस्य यो न शास्त्रपरो भवेत्
Translation
اے راجن! لالچ کے باعث ادھرم کے راستے سے دولت پانے کی خواہش کبھی نہ کرنا؛ جو شاستر کے مطابق نہیں چلتا، اس کا دھرم اور ارتھ—دونوں—غیر مستحکم رہتے ہیں۔
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle (with imperative/optative)
स्मindeed/ever (emphasis)
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
Formparticle (emphatic/recalling; with prohibition)
अधर्मेणby unrighteousness
अधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
लोभेनby greed
लोभेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootलोभ
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
लिप्सेथाःyou should desire to obtain
लिप्सेथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootलिप्स् (desiderative of √लभ्)
Formoptative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
धनागमम्acquisition/coming of wealth
धनागमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनागम
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
धर्मार्थौdharma and artha
धर्मार्थौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म + अर्थ
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
अध्रुवौunstable, uncertain
अध्रुवौ:
TypeAdjective
Rootअध्रुव
Formmasculine, nominative, dual (agreeing with धर्मार्थौ)
तस्यof him/of that person
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
Formnegation
शास्त्रपरःdevoted to/intent on the śāstra
शास्त्रपरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशास्त्रपर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
भवेत्would be / should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formoptative, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes