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Shloka 12

Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum

Udyoga-parva 35

अव्याह्तं व्याहवताच्छेय आहु: सत्यं वदेद्‌ व्याहृतं तद्‌ द्वितीयम्‌ प्रियं वदेद्‌ व्याह्ृतं तत्‌ तृतीयं धर्म वदेद्‌ व्याह्ृतं तच्चतुर्थम्‌

avyāhṛtaṃ vyāhṛtāc chreya āhuḥ | satyaṃ vaded vyāhṛtaṃ tad dvitīyam | priyaṃ vaded vyāhṛtaṃ tat tṛtīyaṃ | dharmaṃ vaded vyāhṛtaṃ tac caturtham ||

হংসে ক’লে— কথা কোৱাৰ তুলনাত মৌনেই শ্ৰেয় বুলি কোৱা হয়। ক’বই লাগিলে সত্য কোৱা দ্বিতীয় শ্ৰেয়। সত্য আৰু প্ৰিয়—এনে বাক্য তৃতীয়। আৰু সত্য, প্ৰিয় আৰু ধৰ্মসন্মত বাক্য চতুৰ্থ; সেয়াই সৰ্বোত্তম।

अव्याहृतम्unuttered (silence)
अव्याहृतम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्याहृत (व्याहृ-धातोः क्त, नञ्-पूर्वक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
व्याहृतात्than what is spoken
व्याहृतात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootव्याहृत (व्याहृ-धातोः क्त)
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
श्रेयःbetter, preferable
श्रेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आहुःthey say
आहुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअह् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Paroksha/लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदेत्should speak
वदेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
व्याहृतम्what is spoken (speech)
व्याहृतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्याहृत (व्याहृ-धातोः क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
द्वितीयम्second
द्वितीयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रियम्pleasant, agreeable
प्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदेत्should speak
वदेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
व्याहृतम्what is spoken (speech)
व्याहृतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्याहृत (व्याहृ-धातोः क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तृतीयम्third
तृतीयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
धर्म्यम्righteous, in accordance with dharma
धर्म्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदेत्should speak
वदेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
व्याहृतम्what is spoken (speech)
व्याहृतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्याहृत (व्याहृ-धातोः क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चतुर्थम्fourth
चतुर्थम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्थ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

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हंस (Haṃsa)