Shloka 20
Daṇḍa, Ahiṃsā, and Proportional Kingship: The Dyumatsena–Satyavān Dialogue (दण्ड-अहिंसा-विवेकः)
Devanagari script
चिराभिपन्न: कविश्ि: पूर्व धर्म उदाह्नत: । तेनाचारेण पूर्वेण संस्था भवति शाश्वती
Translation
你先前已阐明那古老之法（达摩），乃诸贤自久远以来所奉持不坠者。我亦以为，唯有依循先民旧制而行此达摩，社会之纲纪与礼法方能长久安立。
Word by Word
चिराभिपन्नःlong-followed / long-adopted
चिराभिपन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचिराभिपन्न (अभि√पद्-क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कविभिःby sages/learned ones
कविभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकवि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पूर्वःformer/ancient
पूर्वः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मःdharma, law, duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उदाहृतःhas been stated/declared
उदाहृतः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootउदाहृत (उद्-आ-√हृ-क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that / through that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
आचारेणby conduct/practice
आचारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआचार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पूर्वेणby the former/ancient (one)
पूर्वेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
संस्थाorder/institution/established norm
संस्था:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंस्था
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular
शाश्वतीeternal/perpetual
शाश्वती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes