Shloka 11
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
Devanagari script
तम्मिंस्त्वभ्यागते काले प्रजानां दोषकारके । विज्ञानबलमास्थाय जीवितव्यं भवेत् तदा,प्रजाओंके लिये दोष उत्पन्न करनेवाले ऐसे भयानक समयके आनेपर ब्राह्मणको विज्ञानबलका आश्रय लेकर जीवन-निर्वाह करना चाहिये
Transliteration
tammiṁstv abhyāgate kāle prajānāṁ doṣakārake | vijñānabalam āsthāya jīvitavyaṁ bhavet tadā ||
Translation
Bhishma said: When such a dreadful time arrives—one that breeds faults and harms among the people—then a brāhmaṇa should sustain life by taking refuge in the strength of discernment and true knowledge, choosing a livelihood guided by wisdom rather than by ruinous impulses.
Word by Word
तम्that (time/condition)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अभ्यागतेhaving arrived; come
अभ्यागते:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-आ-गम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कालेat the time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रजानाम्of the people/subjects
प्रजानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
दोष-कारकेcausing faults/evils
दोष-कारके:
TypeAdjective
Rootदोषकारक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
विज्ञान-बलम्the strength of knowledge/discernment
विज्ञान-बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविज्ञानबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आस्थायhaving resorted to; taking refuge in
आस्थाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
जीवितव्यम्one should live; must be lived (i.e., life should be sustained)
जीवितव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormGerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be/should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaB
brāhmaṇaP
prajā (the people/subjects)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes