Shloka 18
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
Devanagari script
अभिसंदधते ये च विश्वासायास्य मानवा: । अशेषमेवोपलभ्य कुर्वन्तीति विनिश्चय:,जिनका सर्वस्व लूट लिया जाता है, वे मनुष्य उन डाकुओंके साथ मेल-जोल और विश्वास बढ़ानेकी चेष्टा करते हैं और उनके स्थान आदिका पता लगाकर फिर उनका सर्वस्व नष्ट कर देते हैं, यह निश्चित बात है
Translation
Men whose all has been plundered still strive to associate with those robbers and to increase their trust; and once they learn their whereabouts and dwelling-places, they surely bring about the utter destruction of the robbers’ wealth—this is a settled certainty.
Word by Word
अभिसंदधतेthey join/associate; they make alliance
अभिसंदधते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-सम्-धा (धातु: धा)
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम, बहुवचन
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formपुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विश्वासायfor trust/confidence
विश्वासाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वास
Formपुं, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
अस्यof him/this (his/their)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (अयम्)
Formपुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन
मानवाःmen, people
मानवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
Formपुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
अशेषम्entirely, without remainder (all)
अशेषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअशेष
Formनपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उपलभ्यhaving found/ascertained
उपलभ्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-लभ् (धातु: लभ्)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्यय (ल्यप्), कर्तरि, true
कुर्वन्तिthey do/make
कुर्वन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु: कृ)
Formलट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम, बहुवचन
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
विनिश्चयःcertainty, definite conclusion
विनिश्चयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes