Shloka 86

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

कश्रिदेव हिते भर्तुर्दिश्यते न परात्मनो: । कार्यपिक्षा हि वर्तन्ते भावस्निग्धा: सुदुर्लभा:,'ऐसा मनुष्य कोई एक ही होता है, जो अपने या दूसरेके हितमें रत न रहकर स्वामीके ही हितमें संलग्न दिखायी देता हो; क्योंकि अपने कार्यकी अपेक्षा रखकर स्वार्थलाधनका उद्देश्य लेकर प्रेम करनेवाले तो बहुत होते हैं, परंतु शुद्धभावसे स्नेह रखनेवाले मनुष्य अत्यन्त दुर्लभ हैं

Transliteration

kaścid eva hite bhartur diśyate na parātmanoḥ | kāryāpekṣā hi vartante bhāvasnigdhāḥ sudurlabhāḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “Rare indeed is the person who is seen to be devoted solely to the welfare of his master, not to his own advantage or another’s. For many act with affection while keeping an eye on their own ends and expected gains; but those who cherish pure, selfless goodwill are exceedingly hard to find.”

Word by Word

कश्चित्someone, a certain person

एवindeed, only

हितेin the welfare/benefit

भर्तुःof the master/lord

दिश्यतेis seen/appears

नnot

परात्मनोःof oneself and of another (lit. of self-and-other)

कार्यापेक्षाःthose having expectation of (their) own work/interest

हिfor, indeed

वर्तन्तेexist, are found, behave

भावस्निग्धाःaffectionate out of pure feeling

सुदुर्लभाःvery rare

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes