Shloka 1.12Unverified draft
धर्मज्ञस्सत्यसन्धश्च प्रजानां च हिते रतः । यशस्वी ज्ञानसम्पन्नश्शुचिर्वश्यस्समाधिमान् ।।1.1.12।।
Meaning
He knows his duty and never breaks his word; he labors constantly for his people's good; he is famed, wise, of clean conduct, approachable, and deeply composed in mind.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| dharma jñaḥ | धर्म ज्ञः | knower of rectitude | Compound phrase |
| satya sandhaḥ ca | सत्य सन्धः च | truth-bidden also | Compound phrase |
| prajānām ca hite rataḥ | प्रजानाम् च हिते रतः | also concerned with the welfare of his subjects | Compound phrase |
| yaśasvī | यशस्वी | famed one | Nominative singular -- '-in' stem adjective (masc.) |
| jñāna sampannaḥ | ज्ञान सम्पन्नः | with proficient prudence | Compound phrase |
| suciḥ | सुचिः | clean in conduct | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| vaśyaḥ | वश्यः | self-controlled | Nominative singular — epithet/adjective |
| samādhimān | समाधिमान् | attentive one | Nominative singular — possessive adjective ("-vat" suffix) |
Scholar commentary
IIT Kanpur English Commentary
Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)
(Commentary on this passage spans shlokas 7-18 -- see the fuller note under shloka 18.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.1.12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa