Shloka 12

Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)

Devanagari script

अलभ्या ये शुभा भावा: स्त्रियश्चवाच्छादनानि च । शय्यासनानि यानानि महाहाणि गृहाणि च

Transliteration

alabhyā ye śubhā bhāvāḥ striyaś ca vācchādanāni ca | śayyāsanāni yānāni mahāhāṇi gṛhāṇi ca ||

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—যে সকল শুভ ও কাম্য ভোগ দুর্লভ—নারী, উৎকৃষ্ট আচ্ছাদন‑বস্ত্র, শয্যা‑আসন, যানবাহন এবং মূল্যবান গৃহ—এইসবেই শত্রুকে জড়িয়ে দাও। বিলাসে আসক্তি বাড়লে তার সম্পদ ক্রমে ক্ষয় হয়; শেষে সে নিজেই আপন ভারে বিনষ্ট হয়।

Word by Word

• अलभ्याः: unattainable
• अलभ्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलभ्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुभाः: auspicious, desirable
• शुभाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भावाः: objects, things
• भावाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

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

• वाच्छादनानि: coverings, garments (for covering)
• वाच्छादनानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्छादन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• शय्यासनानि: beds and seats
• शय्यासनानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या-आसन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• यानानि: vehicles
• यानानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• महाहाणि: great valuables/treasures (reading uncertain)
• महाहाणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाह
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• गृहाणि: houses
• गृहाणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

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

• अथवा: or else
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• women
• garments/coverings
• beds
• seats
• vehicles
• costly houses