Shloka 4

भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शान्त्युपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel to Duryodhana for Pacification

Devanagari script

धर्म्यमर्थ्य महाबाहुराह त्वां तात केशव: । तदर्थमभिपद्यस्व मा राजन्‌ नीनश: प्रजा:,“वत्स! महाबाहु केशवने तुमसे धर्म और अर्थके अनुकूल ही बात कही है। राजन! तुम उसे स्वीकार कर लो; प्रजाका विनाश न करो

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: dharmyām arthyaṁ mahābāhur āha tvāṁ tāta Keśavaḥ | tad-artham abhipadyasva mā rājan nīnaśaḥ prajāḥ ||

Translation

„Mein Kind, der mächtigarme Keśava hat zu dir Worte gesprochen, die sowohl dem Dharma als auch kluger Staatskunst entsprechen. O König, nimm diesen Rat an; stürze das Volk nicht ins Verderben.“

Word by Word

• धर्म्यम्: righteous, in accordance with dharma
• धर्म्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थ्यम्: conducive to artha, beneficial/practical
• अर्थ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• तात: dear one / son (term of address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• केशवः: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (advice/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: purpose, meaning, benefit
• अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिपद्यस्व: accept / comply with / resort to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पद्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निनशः: destruction, ruin
• निनशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• rājan (the king addressed)
• prajāḥ (subjects/people)