Shloka 8

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

प्रज्ञातलक्षणे मित्रे तथैवामित्रतां गते । कथं तु पुरुष: कुर्यात्‌ कृत्वा कि वा सुखी भवेत्‌,पहले लक्षणोंद्वारा जिसे मित्र समझा गया है, वही मनुष्य यदि शत्रु हो जाय, तब उसके साथ कोई पुरुष कैसा बर्ताव करे? अथवा कया करके वह सुखी हो?

Transliteration

prajñāta-lakṣaṇe mitre tathaivāmitratāṃ gate | kathaṃ tu puruṣaḥ kuryāt kṛtvā kiṃ vā sukhī bhavet ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “When one who was recognized—by clear signs—as a friend has in the same way turned into an enemy, how should a man conduct himself toward him? And by doing what can he remain at peace and happy?”

Word by Word

प्रज्ञातलक्षणेin/with the recognized sign(s)/characteristic(s)

मित्रेin the friend (i.e., with regard to a friend)

तथाthus, likewise

एवindeed, just

अमित्रताम्enmity, the state of being an enemy

गतेwhen (it) has gone/turned (into)

कथम्how?

तुbut, then

पुरुषःa man, a person

कुर्यात्should do, ought to act

कृत्वाhaving done

किwhat?

वाor

सुखीhappy

भवेत्might be, should become

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes