Shloka 22
आपद्-राजनीतिः (Āpad-rājanīti) — Policy Options in Multi-Front Crisis
Devanagari script
स समानीय तत्पुत्रं तमुपालभ्य पार्थिवम्
Transliteration
sa samānīya tatputraṃ tam upālabhya pārthivam
Translation
随后，他召来那人的儿子，并当面诘责国王、追究其责，以唤醒其担当之心，扶持正法之行。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समानीयhaving brought/assembled
समानीय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-नी
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable (gerund)
तत्-पुत्रम्his son
तत्-पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतत्पुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपालभ्यhaving reproached/accused
उपालभ्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आ-लभ्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), indeclinable (gerund)
पार्थिवम्the king
पार्थिवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
कृश उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
pārthiva (king)T
tatputra (that person’s son)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A ruler is not above moral scrutiny: when dharma is at stake, even a king may be summoned and admonished. Ethical governance requires accountability and responsiveness to rightful censure.
The speaker describes an action sequence: someone summons a certain person’s son and then reproaches the king, indicating a confrontation or formal admonition aimed at correcting conduct or enforcing justice.