Shloka 16
धर्म्यविजय-नियमाः
Rules for Dharmic Victory in Kṣatriya Engagement
Devanagari script
कर्म चैतदसाधूनामसाधून् साधुना जयेत्
Transliteration
karma caitad asādhūnām asādhūn sādhunā jayet
Translation
দুষ্টদের বিষয়ে এটাই কর্তব্য—সাধুজনকে উচিত অধার্মিককে ধর্মের দ্বারাই পরাস্ত করা।
Word by Word
कर्मdeed, action
कर्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
असाधूनाम्of the wicked (unsaintly people)
असाधूनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
असाधून्the wicked (persons)
असाधून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
साधुनाby a good (man), by the virtuous
साधुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जयेत्should conquer, should overcome
जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
One should not adopt the methods of the wicked to defeat them; the ethical ideal is that a virtuous person prevails over wrongdoing through virtue and righteous conduct.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and governance; here he states a normative principle about dealing with unrighteous people—victory should be achieved through sādhutā (righteousness), not through adharma.