Shloka 58

Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)

Devanagari script

आयुधानां च सर्वेषां शक्‍्त्यूष्टिप्रासवर्मणाम्‌ । संचयानेवमादीनां कारयीत नराधिप:

Transliteration

āyudhānāṁ ca sarveṣāṁ śakty-ṛṣṭi-prāsa-varmaṇām | saṁcayān evam-ādīnāṁ kārayīta narādhipaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：同样，国王也应备置并维持各类兵器之储藏——如“沙克提”（śakti，投枪）、“利什提”（ṛṣṭi，长矛）、“普罗萨”（prāsa，长枪）——并备甲胄及其他所需军用物资。

Word by Word

• आयुधानाम्: of weapons
• आयुधानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शक्त्य्: of the spear/javelin (śakti)
• शक्त्य्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• ऋष्टि: of the lance (ṛṣṭi)
• ऋष्टि: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रास: of the pike/spear (prāsa)
• प्रास: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रास
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्मणाम्: of armours
• वर्मणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• संचयान्: stores/collections
• संचयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• आदीनाम्: and the like; etc.
• आदीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कारयीत: should cause (to be done); should have (them) made/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Optative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative

• नराधिपः: the king (lord of men)
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• narādhipa (king)
• āyudha (weapons)
• śakti
• ṛṣṭi
• prāsa
• varman (armor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king’s dharma includes practical governance: ensuring the realm’s security by arranging the manufacture and stockpiling of weapons, armor, and essential supplies, so protection and order are not left to chance.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rajadharma, Bhishma advises the king on administrative and military measures—specifically, maintaining ready stores of various weapons and protective equipment.