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Shloka 35

Dhaumya’s Counsel on Incognito Conduct in a Royal Household (राजवसतौ आचरण-निति)

नचोष्ठी न भुजौ जानू न च वाक्यं समाक्षिपेत्‌ । सदा वातं च वाचं च छीवन॑ चाचरेच्छनै:,राजाके समक्ष अपने दोनों हाथ, ओठ और घुटनोंको व्यर्थ न हिलावे; बकवाद न करे। सदा शनैः:-शनै: बोले। धीरेसे थूके और दूसरोंको पता न चले, इस प्रकार अधोवायु छोड़े

na coṣṭhī na bhujau jānū na ca vākyaṃ samākṣipet | sadā vātaṃ ca vācaṃ ca chīvanaṃ cācarec chanaiḥ ||

Dhaumya sprach: „In Gegenwart des Königs soll man nicht unruhig zappeln—weder Lippen noch Arme noch Knie dürfen sinnlos bewegt werden. Man soll keine Worte herausplatzen lassen und sich nicht in müßiges Gerede verlieren. Die Rede sei maßvoll und sanft, langsam gesprochen; selbst Spucken und das Ablassen von Wind geschehe leise und unauffällig, ohne dass andere es bemerken.“

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ओष्ठीlips
ओष्ठी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootओष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भुजौarms
भुजौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
जानूknees
जानू:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजानु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाक्यम्speech/words
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समाक्षिपेत्should utter abruptly/should blurt out
समाक्षिपेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-क्षिप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
वातम्wind; (here) flatus
वातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवात
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाचम्speech/voice
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
छीवनम्spitting
छीवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootछीवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आचरेत्should do/should behave
आचरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शनैःslowly, gently
शनैः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः

धौग्य उवाच

D
Dhaumya
T
the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

Cultivate restraint in body and speech before authority: avoid restless gestures, avoid impulsive or idle talk, and maintain quiet, discreet bodily conduct—an ethic of self-mastery and respect.

Dhaumya is instructing proper behavior in a royal setting, laying down norms of decorum—how one should sit, speak, and conduct oneself in the king’s presence.