Shloka 13
Yogakṣema, Purohita, and the Mucukunda–Vaiśravaṇa Dialogue (योगक्षेम–पुरोहित–मुचुकुन्दवैश्रवणसंवादः)
Devanagari script
ब्रद्माक्षत्रमिदं सृष्टमेकयोनि स्वयम्भुवा । पृथग्बलविधानं तन्न लोक॑ परिपालयेत्
Translation
“王中之王啊！婆罗门与刹帝利同出一源，皆为自生者梵天所造。若二者之力与其所为各自分离，便不能护持世间。”
Word by Word
ब्रह्मक्षत्रम्the Brahmin-and-Kshatriya (order)
ब्रह्मक्षत्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् + क्षत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सृष्टम्created
सृष्टम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
एकयोनिःof one origin
एकयोनिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक + योनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वयम्भुवाby the Self-born (Brahmā)
स्वयम्भुवा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयम्भू
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
बलविधानम्arrangement/distribution of strength
बलविधानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबल + विधान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
लोकम्the world
लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परिपालयेत्would/should protect, could maintain
परिपालयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + पाल्
FormVidhi-ling (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
धनद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes