Shloka 16

लुब्धक-कपोत-कपोती-आख्यानम्

The Hunter and the Pigeon Couple: Expiation and Refuge-Ethics

Devanagari script

नास्ति भार्यासमो बन्धुर्नास्ति भार्यासमा गति: । नास्ति भाययासमो लोके सहायो धर्मसंग्रहे,'संसारमें स्त्रीके समान कोई बन्धु नहीं है, स्त्रीके समान कोई आश्रय नहीं है और स्त्रीके समान धर्मसंग्रहमें सहायक भी दूसरा कोई नहीं है

Transliteration

nāsti bhāryāsamo bandhur nāsti bhāryāsamā gatiḥ | nāsti bhāryāsamo loke sahāyo dharmasaṅgrahe ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “In this world there is no kinsman equal to a wife, no refuge or course of life equal to a wife, and no helper equal to a wife in the sustaining and gathering of dharma. She stands closest in companionship and is the most effective support for a life ordered by righteousness.”

Word by Word

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

भार्या-समःequal to a wife

बन्धुःkinsman/friend/relative

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

भार्या-समाःequal to a wife

गतिःrefuge/resort/way

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

भार्या-समःequal to a wife

लोकेin the world

सहायःhelper/ally

धर्म-संग्रहेin the accumulation/observance of dharma

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

bhāryā (wife)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes