Shloka 78

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

दुष्ट पन्‍्थानमासाद्य यो मोहादुपपद्यते । आत्मनो बलमज्ञाय तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम्‌,जो अपनी शक्तिको न समझकर मोहवश दुर्गम मार्गपर चल देता है, उसका जीवन वहीं समाप्त हो जाता है

Transliteration

duṣṭa-panthānam āsādya yo mohād upapadyate | ātmano balam ajñāya tad-antaṁ tasya jīvitam ||

Translation

He who, deluded, sets out upon a wicked and perilous path without understanding his own strength—his life comes to its end there itself.

Word by Word

दुष्टम्bad, wicked

पन्थानम्path, way

आसाद्यhaving approached/attained

यःwho

मोहात्from delusion; out of delusion

उपपद्यतेsets forth/engages; proceeds

आत्मनःof oneself

बलम्strength, power

अज्ञायnot knowing

तत्that

अन्तम्end, limit

तस्यof him

जीवितम्life

Speaker

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes