Shloka 179

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानां प्रत्यमित्रे निवर्तताम्‌

Transliteration

aiśvaryadhana-ratnānāṁ pratyamitre nivartatām

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Let those who stand against an enemy turn back from the pursuit of sovereignty, wealth, and jewels.”

Word by Word

• ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानाम्: of (various) riches—sovereignty, wealth, and jewels
• ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य-धन-रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रति: towards; against; in relation to
• प्रति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अमित्रे: in/with regard to an enemy
• अमित्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• निवर्तताम्: let them desist/turn back
• निवर्तताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत् (नि + वृत्)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• enemy (amitra)