कच्चित्ते कुशलं राजन् कच्चिद्धर्मेण रञ्जयन्। प्रजा: पालयसे वीर राजवृत्तेन धार्मिक।।1.52.7।।
Meaning
I hope all is well with you, king; I hope, righteous hero, that you delight your subjects with righteousness and protect them through righteous kingly conduct.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaccit te kuśalam rājan | कच्चित् ते कुशलम् राजन् | is it well with you, O king | Interrogative / Genitive / Nominative / Vocative |
| kaccit dharmeṇa rañjayan | कच्चित् धर्मेण रञ्जयन् | delighting [your subjects] with righteousness | Interrogative / Instrumental / Nominative participle |
| prajāḥ pālayase vīra | प्रजाः पालयसे वीर | do you protect your subjects, O hero | Accusative / Verb (present, middle) / Vocative |
| rāja-vṛttena dhārmika | राज-वृत्तेन धार्मिक | by the conduct of a king, O righteous one | Instrumental / Vocative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites the fourfold duties of kingly righteousness: nyaayena aarjanam arthasya varthanam paalanam tathaa | sat paatre pratipattiH ca raaja vR^ittam catur vidham -- 'monies are to be earned righteously, enriched righteously, safeguarded righteously, and given to righteous causes or persons righteously, for the state's welfare -- these four constitute kingly conduct.'
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.52.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa