Shloka 116

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

अनिरवेदेन दीर्घेण निश्चयेन ध्रुवेण च

Transliteration

aniravedenā dīrgheṇa niścayena dhruveṇa ca

Translation

ভীষ্মে ক’লে: “দীঘলীয়া সময় ধৰি ক্লান্তি নোহোৱাকৈ অধ্যৱসায়েৰে, আৰু দৃঢ়, অচল সংকল্পেৰে।”

Word by Word

• अनिरवेदेन: with perseverance (lit. with non-despondency)
• अनिरवेदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरवेद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दीर्घेण: with long (time), for long
• दीर्घेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निश्चयेन: with determination
• निश्चयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ध्रुवेण: with firmness/steadfastness
• ध्रुवेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma