Shloka 17
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
Devanagari script
उपवासमेकरात्र दण्डोत्सगें नराधिप: । विशुद्धोदात्मशुद्धयर्थ त्रिरात्रं तु पुरोहित:
Translation
若国王不惩治当罚之人，为自净故，当斋戒一夜。若王家祭司（purohita）在此时不劝谏国王尽其本分，为自净故，当斋戒三夜。
Word by Word
उपवासम्fasting
उपवासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपवास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एकरात्रम्for one night
एकरात्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएकरात्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दण्डोत्सर्गेin the omission of punishment
दण्डोत्सर्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदण्डोत्सर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नराधिपःthe king (lord of men)
नराधिपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विशुद्धःpurified
विशुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविशुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आत्मशुद्ध्यर्थम्for the purpose of self-purification
आत्मशुद्ध्यर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मशुद्ध्यर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्रिरात्रम्for three nights
त्रिरात्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिरात्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/and (contrastive particle)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पुरोहितःthe priest (royal chaplain)
पुरोहितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes