Shloka 24
Śakuni–Duryodhana-saṃvāda: Dyūta-yojanā (Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game)
Devanagari script
आत्मनिन्दा55त्मपूजा च परनिन्दा परस्तव: । अनाचरितमार्याणां वृत्तमेतच्चतुर्विधम्,भीष्म! अपनी निन्दा, अपनी प्रशंसा, दूसरेकी निन््दा और दूसरेकी स्तुति--ये चार प्रकारके कार्य पहलेके श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंने कभी नहीं किये हैं
Transliteration
ātmanindā ātmapūjā ca paranindā parastavaḥ | anācaritam āryāṇāṃ vṛttam etac caturvidham, bhīṣma ||
Translation
Śiśupāla said: “Self-censure, self-glorification, censuring others, and praising others—these four modes of conduct, O Bhīṣma, were never practiced by the noble elders of old.”
Word by Word
आत्मनिन्दाself-censure
आत्मनिन्दा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् + निन्दा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आत्मपूजाself-praise (self-worship)
आत्मपूजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् + पूजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
परनिन्दाcensure of others
परनिन्दा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर + निन्दा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
परस्तवःpraise of others
परस्तवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर + स्तव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनाचरितम्not practiced
अनाचरितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन् + आ + चर् (क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आर्याणाम्of the noble (elders/virtuous)
आर्याणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआर्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वृत्तम्conduct; practice
वृत्तम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चतुर्विधम्fourfold
चतुर्विधम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् + विध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भीष्मO Bhishma
भीष्म:
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
शिशुपाल उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚiśupālaB
BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes