Shloka 43

Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

नायकं तत्कुमारं वा यो वा स्याद्‌ यत्र पूजित:

Transliteration

nāyakaṃ tatkumāraṃ vā yo vā syād yatra pūjitaḥ

Translation

Dù là vị thủ lĩnh, vị vương tử ấy, hay bất kỳ ai được tôn kính tại nơi đó—

Word by Word

• नायकम्: leader
• नायकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नायक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुमारम्: prince; boy
• कुमारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• स्यात्: might be; would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• पूजितः: honored; worshipped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अम्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ambarīṣa
• nāyaka (leader)
• kumāra (prince)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor and precedence should be aligned with rightful reverence in a given context; dharma is shown through recognizing who is truly worthy of respect, not merely who holds a title.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ambarīṣa is speaking about whom one should acknowledge—whether a leader, a prince, or anyone else—emphasizing that the person honored in that setting is to be treated accordingly.