Shloka 7.13Unverified draft
ब्रह्म क्षत्रमहिंसन्तस्ते कोशं समपूरयन् । सुतीक्ष्णदण्डास्संप्रेक्ष्य पुरुषस्य बलाबलम् ।।1.7.11।।
Meaning
Without harming brahmins or kshatriyas, they filled the treasury, imposing firm punishment only after weighing an offender's strength and weakness.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| brahma | ब्रह्म | the Brahmin class | Accusative singular |
| kṣatram | क्षत्रम् | the Kshatriya class | Accusative singular |
| ahiṃsanta: | अहिंसन्तः | not harming | Nominative plural (present participle, negated) |
| te | ते | they | Nominative plural |
| kośam | कोशम् | the treasury | Accusative singular |
| samapūrayan | समपूरयन् | they filled up | Verb (imperfect) |
| su-tīkṣṇa-daṇḍā: | सु-तीक्ष्ण-दण्डाः | of sharply keen punishment | Nominative plural |
| samprekṣya | सम्प्रेक्ष्य | having examined closely | Gerund (having done) |
| puruṣasya | पुरुषस्य | of a person | Genitive singular |
| bala-abalam | बल-अबलम् | strength and weakness | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.7.13 · Bāla Kāṇḍa