Shloka 55.11Unverified draft

स पुत्रमेकं राज्याय पालयेति नियुज्य च। पृथिवीं क्षत्रधर्मेण वनमेवान्वपद्यत।।1.55.11।।

Meaning

Charging his one remaining son to protect the kingdom, he then withdrew to the forest, leaving the earth to be ruled by the duties of a kshatriya.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sa putram ekam rājyāyaस पुत्रम् एकम् राज्यायhe, his one son, to the kingdomNominative / Accusative / Accusative / Dative
pālaya iti niyujya caपालय इति नियुज्य चhaving appointed, saying 'protect'Verb (imperative) / Quotation / Gerund / Adverbial
pṛthivīm kṣatra-dharmeṇaपृथिवीम् क्षत्र-धर्मेणthe earth, by the duty of a warriorAccusative / Instrumental
vanam eva anvapadyataवनम् एव अन्वपद्यतresorted to the forest aloneAccusative / Adverbial / Verb (imperfect, middle)

Reference: 1.55.11 · Bāla Kāṇḍa