Shloka 9

Khaḍgotpattiḥ (Origin and Dharmic Function of the Sword) | खड्गोत्पत्तिः

Devanagari script

उभावेतौ समफलौ समदोषौ च भारत । अज्ञानं चातिलोभश्षाप्येकं जानीहि पार्थिव,भारत! पृथ्वीनाथ! अज्ञान और अत्यन्त लोभ--इन दोनोंको एक समझो, क्योंकि इनके परिणाम और दोष समान ही हैं

Transliteration

ubhāv etau samaphalau samadoṣau ca bhārata | ajñānaṃ cātilobhaś cāpy ekaṃ jānīhi pārthiva ||

Translation

Bhishma said: O Bharata, these two—ignorance and excessive greed—are equal in their fruits and equal in their faults. Therefore, O king, understand them as one, for they lead to the same ethical downfall and consequences.

Word by Word

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• समफलौ: having equal result
• समफलौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समफल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• समदोषौ: having equal दोष/fault
• समदोषौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समदोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अज्ञानम्: ignorance
• अज्ञानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अतिलोभः: excessive greed
• अतिलोभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिलोभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एकम्: as one; one (thing)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जानीहि: know; understand
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थिव: O king; O ruler
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Bharata (as an epithet for the Kuru king)
• Pārthiva (the king addressed)