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Shloka 11

मोक्षोपाय-निर्णयः

Determination of the Means to Liberation

असाधुश्चव पुरुषो लभते शीलमेकदा । साधोश्चवापि हासाधुभ्य: शोभना जायते प्रजा,दुष्ट पुरुष भी कभी साधुसंगसे सुधरकर सुशील बन जाता है तथा बहुत-से दुष्ट पुरुषोंकी संतानें भी अच्छी निकल जाती हैं

asādhuś caiva puruṣo labhate śīlam ekadā | sādhoś caivāpi hy asādhubhyaḥ śobhanā jāyate prajā ||

قال ديوماتسينا: «حتى الرجل غير الصالح قد ينال يومًا حسن السيرة؛ وحتى من غير الصالحين قد يولد نسلٌ كريمٌ محمود. فلا ينبغي اليأس من التحوّل الأخلاقي، ولا الحكم على المستقبل اعتمادًا على الخُلُق الحاضر أو على النسب وحده».

असाधुःwicked (person)
असाधुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and/also
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पुरुषःman/person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लभतेobtains/attains
लभते:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPresent (Lat), 3, Singular, Atmanepada
शीलम्good conduct/character
शीलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशील
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एकदाat some time/sometime
एकदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकदा
साधोःof a good man/of the virtuous
साधोः:
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
and/also
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
असाधुभ्यःfrom the wicked
असाधुभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
शोभनाbeautiful/good
शोभना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जायतेis born/arises
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPresent (Lat), 3, Singular, Atmanepada
प्रजाoffspring/progeny
प्रजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

इुमत्सेन उवाच

D
Dyumatsena

Educational Q&A

Character is not fixed: a wicked person can become virtuous, and goodness can arise even from an unrighteous background. Therefore, one should allow for reform and avoid rigid judgments based only on present behavior or lineage.

Dyumatsena offers a reflective ethical observation within the Shanti Parva’s instruction-oriented discourse, emphasizing the possibility of moral change and the unpredictability of virtue and vice across generations.