Shloka 21

Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma

Nāḍījaṅgha

Devanagari script

अद्रोह: सर्वभूतेषु कर्मणा मनसा गिरा । अनुग्रहश्न दानं च सतां धर्म: सनातन:,मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा सभी प्राणियोंके साथ कभी द्रोह न करना तथा दया और दान--यह श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका सनातन धर्म है

Transliteration

adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu karmaṇā manasā girā | anugrahaś ca dānaṃ ca satāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: To bear no malice toward any being—by deed, by thought, or by speech—and to show compassion and give generously: this is the eternal dharma of the good and noble.

Word by Word

• अद्रोहः: non-malice, non-hostility
• अद्रोहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रोह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतेषु: towards/in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• कर्मणा: by action
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गिरा: by speech/word
• गिरा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनुग्रहः: kindness, favor, compassion
• अनुग्रहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दानम्: giving, charity
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धर्मः: dharma, duty, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सनातनः: eternal, perennial
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma