अहं दण्डधरो राजा प्रजानामिह योजित: । रक्षिता वृत्तिद: स्वेषु सेतुषु स्थापिता पृथक् ॥ २२ ॥
aham danda-dharo raja prajanam iha yojitah raksita vrttidah svesu setusu sthapita prthak
- aham
- I
- danda-dharah
- carrier of the scepter
- raja
- king
- prajanam
- of the citizens
- iha
- in this world
- yojitah
- engaged
- raksita
- protector
- vrtti-dah
- employer
- svesu
- in their own
- setusu
- respective social orders
- sthapita
- established
- prthak
- differently.
King Prthu continued: By the grace of the Supreme Lord I have been appointed the king of this plane, and I carry the scepter to rule the citizens, protect them from all danger and give them employment according to their respective positions in the social order established by Vedic injunction.