Shloka 72
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
Devanagari script
कृत्वा सर्वाणि कार्याणि सम्यक् सम्पाल्य मेदिनीम् | पालयित्वा तथा पौरान् परत्र सुखमेधते
Transliteration
kṛtvā sarvāṇi kāryāṇi samyak sampālya medinīm | pālayitvā tathā paurān paratra sukham edhate ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“国王若能如法尽成王者诸职，善治大地，护佑城邑之民与国中百姓，则于来世得享安乐而兴盛。”
Word by Word
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (सर्व-शब्द)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कार्याणिduties / tasks
कार्याणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य (कार्य-शब्द)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
सम्यक्properly
सम्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक्
Formअव्यय
सम्पाल्यhaving protected / having governed
सम्पाल्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पाल (धातु)
Formल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund)
मेदिनीम्the earth
मेदिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमेदिनी (मेदिनी-शब्द)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पालयित्वाhaving protected
पालयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootपालय् (पाल् धातोः णिच्) / पाल (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)
तथाlikewise / also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formअव्यय
पौरान्townsmen / citizens
पौरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौर (पौर-शब्द)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
परत्रin the next world / hereafter
परत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरत्र
Formअव्यय
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख (सुख-शब्द)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एधतेprospers / attains increase
एधते:
TypeVerb
Rootएध् (धातु)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
king (rājā)E
earth/realm (medinī)C
citizens (paurāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma is to complete necessary duties and govern responsibly—protecting the land and the people; such righteous kingship yields spiritual merit and happiness in the hereafter.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on rājadharma (the duties of kings). Here he emphasizes that proper administration and protection of citizens lead to posthumous well-being.