Shloka 7.21-22Unverified draft
अवेक्षमाणश्चारेण प्रजा धर्मेण रञ्जयन् । प्रजानां पालनं कुर्वन्नधर्मान्परिवर्जयन् ।।1.7.19।। विश्रुतस्त्रिषु लोकेषु वदान्यस्सत्यसङ्गर: । स तत्र पुरुषव्याघ्रश्शशास पृथिवीमिमाम् ।।1.7.20।।
Meaning
Watching through spies, delighting the people with righteousness, protecting them and forsaking all unrighteousness, that tiger among men — renowned in the three worlds for generosity and truthful pledges — ruled this earth.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.7.21
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| avekṣamāṇa: | अवेक्षमाणः | watching, observing | Nominative singular (present participle) |
| cāreṇa | चारेण | through spies, agents | Instrumental singular |
| prajā: | प्रजाः | subjects, people | Accusative plural |
| dharmeṇa | धर्मेण | by righteousness | Instrumental singular |
| rañjayan | रञ्जयन् | pleasing, delighting | Nominative singular (present participle, causative) |
| prajānām | प्रजानाम् | of the subjects | Genitive plural |
| pālanam | पालनम् | protection | Accusative singular |
| kurvan | कुर्वन् | doing, performing | Nominative singular (present participle) |
| adharmān | अधर्मान् | unrighteous acts | Accusative plural |
| parivarjayan | परिवर्जयन् | avoiding, shunning | Nominative singular (present participle) |
Shloka 1.7.22
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| viśruta: | विश्रुतः | renowned, famed | Nominative singular |
| triṣu lokeṣu | त्रिषु लोकेषु | in the three worlds | Locative plural |
| vadānya: | वदान्यः | generous, liberal one | Nominative singular |
| satya-saṅgara: | सत्य-सङ्गरः | true to his agreements, promises | Nominative singular |
| sa: | सः | he | Nominative singular |
| tatra | तत्र | there | Indeclinable/particle |
| puruṣa-vyāghra: | पुरुष-व्याघ्रः | tiger among men | Nominative singular |
| śaśāsa | शशास | ruled | Verb (perfect) |
| pṛthivīm | पृथिवीम् | the earth | Accusative singular |
| imām | इमाम् | this | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.7.21-22 · Bāla Kāṇḍa