Shloka 77

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

विद्धो धर्मो हाधर्मेण सभां यत्रोपपद्यते । न चास्य शल्यं कृन्तन्ति विद्धास्तत्र सभासद:

Transliteration

viddho dharmo hādharmena sabhāṃ yatroppadyate | na cāsya śalyaṃ kṛntanti viddhāstatra sabhāsadaḥ ||

Translation

When Dharma has been pierced by Adharma, and a royal assembly is convened upon that wound, the members of the court—though aware of the injury—do not cut out the barb. In such a sabhā, knowing silence becomes complicity, and justice remains afflicted because no one dares to remove the cause of wrongdoing.

Word by Word

• विद्धः: pierced, wounded
• विद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध् (√विध्/व्यध्) → विद्ध (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हा: alas!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा

• अधर्मेण: by unrighteousness
• अधर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• उपपद्यते: comes to be, occurs, is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√पद्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्य: of it/of him (of dharma)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्-)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शल्यम्: dart, splinter; (fig.) thorn/wound
• शल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृन्तन्ति: they cut out, remove
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत्/कृन्त् (√कृत्/√कृन्त्)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• विद्धाः: pierced, wounded
• विद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध् (√विध्/व्यध्) → विद्ध (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सभासदः: members of the assembly
• सभासदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + सद् (सभासद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कश्यप (Kaśyapa)
• धर्म (Dharma)
• अधर्म (Adharma)
• सभा (the royal assembly/court)
• शल्य (barb/dart)