Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.19
अपि दारा: प्रजामात्या भृत्या: श्रेण्योऽथ मन्त्रिण: ।
पौरा जानपदा भूपा आत्मजा वशवर्तिन: ॥ १९ ॥
api dārāḥ prajāmātyā
[api daaraah prajaamaatyaa]
bhṛtyāḥ śreṇyo ’tha mantriṇaḥ
[bhrityaah shrenyo ’tha mantrinah]
paurā jānapadā bhūpā
[pauraa jaanapadaa bhoopaa]
ātmajā vaśa-vartinaḥ
[aatmajaa vasha-vartinah]
Word-for-word
api
—
whether
dārāḥ
—
wives
prajā
—
citizens
amātyāḥ
—
and secretaries
bhṛtyāḥ
—
servants
śreṇyaḥ
—
merchants
atha
—
as well as
mantriṇaḥ
—
ministers
paurāḥ
—
inmates of the palace
jānapadāḥ
—
the provincial governors
bhūpāḥ
—
landholders
ātma-jāḥ
—
sons
vaśa-vartinaḥ
—
under your full control.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
api dārāḥ prajāmātyā
api
whether
dārāḥ
wives
prajā
citizens
amātyāḥ
and secretaries
bhṛtyāḥ śreṇyo ’tha mantriṇaḥ
bhṛtyāḥ
servants
śreṇyaḥ
merchants
paurā jānapadā bhūpā
ātmajā vaśa-vartinaḥ
atha
as well as
mantriṇaḥ
ministers
paurāḥ
inmates of the palace
jānapadāḥ
the provincial governors
bhūpāḥ
landholders
ātma-jāḥ
sons
vaśa-vartinaḥ
under your full control.
O King, are your wives, citizens, secretaries and servants and the merchants who sell spices and oil under your control? Are you also in full control of ministers, the inhabitants of your palace, your provincial governors, your sons and your other dependents?
Purport
The master or king and his subordinates should be interdependent. Through cooperation, both of them can be happy.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Are your wives, citizens, counselors, servants, merchants, the inhabitants of your palace, ministers, provincial governors, land owners and sons under your control?
Moreover, if all the people obey the king there is happiness. Śreṇyaḥ refers to sellers of oil and betel nut.
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Personal Guidance
Are your wives, citizens, secretaries, servants, ministers, governors, sons, and other dependents under your control? Wellbeing is also organizational: who is in line, and who isn't?
Reflection Questions
- If I made the list Aṅgirā asks, what entries are out of line?
- Where am I avoiding the inventory because I dread the answer?
My note
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