Shloka 6

राजधर्मः, दण्डनीतिः, कर्तृत्व-विचारः च

Royal Duty, Lawful Discipline, and the Question of Agency

Devanagari script

प्रमाणमप्रमाणं य: कुर्यान्‍न्मोहवशं गत: । भृत्यो वा यदि वा पुत्रस्तपस्वी वाथ कश्नन

Transliteration

pramāṇam apramāṇaṁ yaḥ kuryān mohavaśaṁ gataḥ | bhṛtyo vā yadi vā putras tapasvī vātha kaścana ||

Translation

毗耶娑说：凡被迷妄所蔽，把正当视为不正当（或颠倒是非）的人——无论是仆从、儿子，乃至苦行者——都将陷入严重的道德过失；因为对真实准则的混乱，会动摇达摩本身的根基。

Word by Word

• प्रमाणम्: valid authority / proof
• प्रमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रमाणम्: invalid authority / non-proof
• अप्रमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• कुर्यात्: should make / would treat as
• कुर्यात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मोहवशम्: under the sway of delusion
• मोहवशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गतः: gone; fallen into
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भृत्यः: servant
• भृत्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

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

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपस्वी: ascetic
• तपस्वी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अथ: or else; then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• कश्चन: someone; anyone
• कश्चन: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa