Shloka 9

राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः

Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration

Devanagari script

तेषां संग्रामकृत्यं स्याद्‌ ग्रामकृत्यं च तेषु यत्‌

Transliteration

teṣāṃ saṅgrāma-kṛtyaṃ syād grāma-kṛtyaṃ ca teṣu yat

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“对他们而言，应当承担战阵之责，也应当承担乡里之责——凡在这两种领域中理当归于他们的事务与责任，皆当由他们尽分。”

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• संग्रामकृत्यम्: the duty/work relating to battle
• संग्रामकृत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रामकृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्यात्: should be / would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• ग्रामकृत्यम्: the duty/work relating to the village
• ग्रामकृत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रामकृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• तेषु: among them / in them
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• यत्: which / whatever
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma frames dharma as role-based responsibility: those fit for protection and rule must fulfill both martial obligations (defending order in conflict) and civic obligations (maintaining the welfare and functioning of settled society).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct after the war, Bhīṣma continues advising on proper duties, stating that for the concerned group their work includes both battlefield tasks and village/community administration—each according to what is appropriate for them.