Shloka 35

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

एको<स्य सुमहाप्राज्ञ दोष: स्यात्‌ सुमहान्‌ गुण: । क्षमया विपुला लोका: सुलभा हि सहिष्णुता,महाप्राज्ञ युधिष्ठि!र| उसका यह एक दोष ही महान्‌ गुण हो सकता है। क्षमा धारण करनेसे उसको बहुत से पुण्यलोक सुलभ होते हैं। साथ ही क्षमासे सहिष्णुता भी आ जाती है

Transliteration

eko 'sya sumahāprājña doṣaḥ syāt sumahān guṇaḥ | kṣamayā vipulā lokāḥ sulabhā hi sahiṣṇutā, mahāprājña yudhiṣṭhira ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “O supremely wise Yudhiṣṭhira, what appears in him as a single great fault can itself become a great virtue. By cultivating forgiveness (kṣamā), abundant meritorious worlds become easily attainable; and through forgiveness, forbearance naturally arises as well.”

Word by Word

एकःone (single)

अस्यof him/this (person)

सुमहाप्राज्ञO very great wise one

दोषःfault, defect

स्यात्might be / could become

सुमहान्very great

गुणःvirtue, merit, quality

क्षमयाby/through forgiveness

विपुलाःabundant, many, vast

लोकाःworlds (heavenly realms)

सुलभाःeasily obtainable

हिindeed, for

सहिष्णुताforbearance, tolerance

महाप्राज्ञO great wise one

युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Yudhiṣṭhira

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes