Shloka 12

Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)

Devanagari script

जो लोग प्राण जानेका अवसर उपस्थित होनेपर भी सत्य बोलना नहीं छोड़ते, वे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके विश्वासपात्र बने रहकर सभी दु:खोंसे पार हो जाते हैं ।। कर्माण्यकुहकार्थानि येषां वाचश्व सूनृता: । येषामर्थाश्व सम्बद्धा दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

Transliteration

karmāṇy akuhakārthāni yeṣāṃ vācaś ca sūnṛtāḥ | yeṣām arthāś ca sambaddhā durgāṇy atitaranti te ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Those whose actions are free from deceit, whose speech is gentle and truthful, and whose words are consistent with their real intent—such people become trusted by all beings and thereby cross over even the hardest passages of suffering and danger.

Word by Word

कर्माणिactions, deeds

अकुहक-अर्थानिhaving the purpose of non-deceit (not for trickery)

येषाम्of whom, whose

वाचःwords, speech

चand

सूनृताःtruthful/gentle utterances

येषाम्of whom, whose

अर्थाःpurposes/meanings/intentions

चand

सम्बद्धाःconnected, consistent (with truth)

दुर्गाणिdifficulties, hard passages

अतितरन्तिcross over, surmount

तेthey

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes