Shloka 7
आपद्-राजनीतिः (Āpad-rājanīti) — Policy Options in Multi-Front Crisis
Devanagari script
राजोवाच आशाया: किं कृशत्वं च कि चेह भुवि दुर्लभम् । ब्रवीतु भगवानेतत् त्वं हि धर्मार्थदर्शिवान्
Transliteration
rājovāca— āśāyāḥ kiṁ kṛśatvaṁ ca kiṁ ceha bhuvi durlabham | bravītu bhagavān etat tvaṁ hi dharmārthadarśivān ||
Translation
国王说道：“噢，婆罗门中之最上者！既然你洞见法（dharma）与利（artha），请告诉我：还有什么软弱比‘希望’（贪求而期待）更甚？又在这大地之上，最难得之物是什么？”
Word by Word
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
आशायाःfrom/than hope
आशायाः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootआशा
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कृशत्वम्weakness, emaciation
कृशत्वम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकृशत्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
दुर्लभम्rare, hard to obtain
दुर्लभम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ब्रवीतुlet (him) tell / may (he) say
ब्रवीतु:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भगवान्the venerable one, the blessed sage
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this (matter)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
धर्मार्थदर्शिवान्one who sees/knows dharma and artha
धर्मार्थदर्शिवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मार्थदर्शिवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
ऋषभ उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)B
bhagavān (the revered sage)B
bhuḥ/bhuvi (the earth)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes