Shloka 11

Devanagari script

न वत्वियं मादृशैर्नीतिस्तस्यथ वाच्या कथंचन । सा वत्वियं साधु वक्तव्या न त्वनीति: कथंचन,'युधिष्ठिरकी जो नीति है, उसकी मेरे-जैसे पुरुषोंको कभी निन्दा नहीं करनी चाहिये। उसे अच्छी नीति ही कहनी चाहिये, अनीति कहना किसी प्रकार ठीक नहीं है

Translation

যুধিষ্ঠিৰৰ নীতি মোৰ দৰে লোকসকলে কেতিয়াও নিন্দা কৰা উচিত নহয়। তাক ‘সু-নীতি’ বুলিয়েই ক’ব লাগে; কোনোপধ্যেই ‘অ-নীতি’ বোলা উচিত নহয়।

Word by Word

nanot

tubut/indeed

avācyaṃnot to be said / not to be spoken (improper to say)

mādṛśaiḥby men like me

nītiḥpolicy/righteous conduct

tasyaof him/that (i.e., of Yudhiṣṭhira)

athathen/now/and

vācyato be said / should be said

kathaṃcanain any way / ever

sāthat (policy)

vācyaṃto be said / should be said

sādhuwell / rightly

vaktavyāshould be spoken/called

nanot

tubut/indeed

anītiḥunrighteous conduct / bad policy

kathaṃcanain any way / ever

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes