Shloka 32.4-5Unverified draft
क्रियतां पालनं पुत्रा: धर्मं प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलम्।।1.32.4।। ऋषेस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा चत्वारो लोकसम्मता:। निवेशं चक्रिरे सर्वे पुराणां नृवरास्तदा।।1.32.5।।
Meaning
Sons, undertake the protection of your people; you shall attain abundant merit. Hearing the sage's words, the four, honored by the world, each founded a city.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.32.4
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kriyatām pālanam putrāḥ | क्रियताम् पालनम् पुत्राः | let protection be performed, O sons | Verb (imperative, passive) / Nominative / Vocative |
| dharmam prāpsyatha puṣkalam | धर्मम् प्राप्स्यथ पुष्कलम् | you shall attain abundant merit | Accusative / Verb (future) |
Shloka 1.32.5
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ṛṣeḥ tu vacanam śrutvā | ऋषेः तु वचनम् श्रुत्वा | having heard the sage's word | Genitive / Accusative / Gerund |
| catvāraḥ loka-sammatāḥ | चत्वारः लोक-सम्मताः | all four, esteemed by the world | Nominative plural |
| niveśam cakrire sarve | निवेशम् चक्रिरे सर्वे | all founded settlements | Accusative / Verb (perfect, middle) / Nominative |
| purāṇām nṛ-varāḥ tadā | पुराणाम् नृ-वराः तदा | of cities, those best of men, then | Genitive / Nominative |
Reference: 1.32.4-5 · Bāla Kāṇḍa