Shloka 59

Treasury Security, Protection of Informants, and the Kalakavṛkṣīya Exemplum (Śānti Parva 83)

Devanagari script

ये त्वां ब्राह्मण नेच्छन्ति ते न वत्स्यन्ति मे गृहे भवतैव हि तज्ज्ञेयं यत्तदेषामनन्तरम्‌

Transliteration

ye tvāṃ brāhmaṇa necchanti te na vatsyanti me gṛhe | bhavataiva hi taj jñeyaṃ yat tad eṣām anantaram ||

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন— “হে ব্রাহ্মণ! যারা তোমাকে আমার গৃহে থাকতে দিতে চায় না, তারা নিজেরাই আমার গৃহে থাকতে পারবে না। তুমি বিষয়টি ভালোই বোঝ—এখন তাদের পরিণতি কী হওয়া উচিত তা তুমি নির্ণয় করো; এবং এই বিরোধীদের দমন করতে যে কর্তব্য প্রয়োজন, তাও তুমি নিজেই বিবেচনা করো।”

Word by Word

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मण: O brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• इच्छन्ति: desire / want
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (इच्छ्)
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वत्स्यन्ति: will dwell / will stay
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Future (Lृट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• गृहे: in (my) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भवता: by you / by your honor
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Pronoun (honorific)
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed / alone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: for / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञेयम्: is to be known / should be understood
• Type: Verbal adjective
• Root: ज्ञा + यत् (gerundive)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: which / what
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एषाम्: of these (people)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after / next
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: अनन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (O revered one)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brāhmaṇa (unnamed addressee)
• me gṛha (Bhīṣma’s house)