Shloka 556
Devanagari script
श्रुत्वा तत् त्वं तथा55तिष्ठ यथा धर्मो न हीयते । तब चाण्डालने उनसे कहा--“महर्षे! मेरी बात सुनिये और उसे सुनकर ऐसा काम कीजिये, जिससे आपका धर्म नष्ट न हो
Transliteration
śrutvā tat tvaṃ tathā tiṣṭha yathā dharmo na hīyate |
Translation
«فإذا سمعتَ هذا فاعملْ واثبتْ على وجهٍ لا ينقص معه دارماك.» هكذا خاطب الشاندالا الحكيمَ، حاثًّا إيّاه على اختيار سبيلٍ يصون الاستقامة ويتجنب الانحدار الأخلاقي.
Word by Word
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative, Singular
तथाthus; in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
तिष्ठstand; remain; stay
तिष्ठ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाso that; as; in such a way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
धर्मःdharma; righteousness; duty
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
हीयतेis diminished; declines; is lost
हीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootहा (धातु) / हि (धातु) (परस्मैपद-आत्मनेपद; here passive/ātmanepada usage)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/intransitive sense: 'is diminished/declines'
Speaker
घपच उवाच
Characters & Entities
C
Caṇḍāla (speaker)M
Mahārṣi (addressed sage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should choose actions that safeguard dharma—conduct must be guided by the principle that righteousness should not be reduced or compromised.
A Caṇḍāla speaks to a sage, asking him to listen and then proceed in a manner that prevents any loss of dharma, framing the situation as an ethical decision-point.