Shloka 10
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
Devanagari script
अभिशथ्याज्ञानिन: केचिन्मिथ्याविज्ञानिन: परे | तद्बै यथायथं बुद्ध्वा ज्ञाममाददते सताम्
Transliteration
abhiśathyājñāninaḥ kecin mithyāvijñāninaḥ pare | tad vai yathāyathaṃ buddhvā jñānam ādadate satām ||
Translation
Bhishma said: Some people are truly wise, while others only possess a false semblance of knowledge. Understanding this distinction correctly and in due measure, a king should accept and follow only the knowledge of the good—those endowed with genuine insight into truth.
Word by Word
अभिशथ्यhaving cursed/abused
अभिशथ्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभिशथ्य (अभि-शथ्य, कृदन्त; √शथ्/शप्-भावार्थे)
Formअव्यय (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे; ‘अभिशप्य/अभिशथ्य’ = having cursed/abused)
अज्ञानिनःthe ignorant (persons)
अज्ञानिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअज्ञानिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन
केचित्some
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक-चित् (कश्चित्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन
मिथ्याfalsely
मिथ्या:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथ्या
Formअव्यय
विज्ञानिनःthose who think they know / (so-called) knowers
विज्ञानिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविज्ञानिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन
परेothers
परे:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootपर
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन
तत्that (fact)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formअव्यय (निश्चयार्थे)
यथा-यथम्properly; as it truly is
यथा-यथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (पुनरुक्त-अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पुनरुक्ति; ‘as it really is / properly’)
बुद्ध्वाhaving understood
बुद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√बुध्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘having understood’
ज्ञानम्knowledge
ज्ञानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन
आददतेthey take/accept
आददते:
TypeVerb
Root√दा (आ-√दा)
Formलट्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद
सताम्of the good/virtuous
सताम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaT
the king (rājā, implied)T
the virtuous (sat)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes