Shloka 61.7Unverified draft
पशुरद्य हृतो राजन् प्रणष्टस्तव दुर्नयात् । अरक्षितारं राजानं घ्नन्ति दोषा नरेश्वर ||1.61.7||
Meaning
O King, the animal has been stolen due to your neglect of duty. The king who fails to protect his people perishes by his own faults.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| paśuḥ adya hṛtaḥ rājan | पशुः अद्य हृतः राजन् | the animal has today been carried off, O king | Nominative / Adverbial / Nominative / Vocative |
| praṇaṣṭaḥ tava durnayāt | प्रणष्टः तव दुर्नयात् | lost through your misconduct | Nominative / Genitive / Ablative |
| arakṣitāram rājānam ghnanti | अरक्षितारम् राजानम् घ्नन्ति | faults slay the king who does not protect | Accusative / Accusative / Verb (present) |
| doṣāḥ nara-īśvara | दोषाः नर-ईश्वर | faults, O lord of men | Nominative plural / Vocative |
Reference: 1.61.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa