Shloka 15

Adhyāya 272: Vṛtrasya Dharmiṣṭhatā, Indrasya Mohaḥ, Vasiṣṭha-upadeśaḥ

Vṛtra’s dharmic stature; Indra’s disorientation; Vasiṣṭha’s counsel

Devanagari script

प्रज्ञा धर्मे च रमते धर्म चैवोपजीवति । सो<थ धर्मादवाप्तेषु धनेषु कुरुते मन:,वह बढ़ी हुई बुद्धि धर्ममें ही सुख मानती और उसीका सहारा लेती है। वह पुरुष धर्मसे प्राप्त होनेवाले धनमें मन लगाता है

Transliteration

prajñā dharme ca ramate dharma caivopajīvati | so 'tha dharmād avāpteṣu dhaneṣu kurute manaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: A mature intelligence delights in dharma and lives by dharma alone. Such a person then sets the mind upon wealth only insofar as it is obtained through dharma—treating righteous means as the true support, and righteous gain as the only acceptable object of pursuit.

Word by Word

प्रज्ञाwisdom, intelligence

धर्मेin dharma, in righteousness

चand

रमतेdelights, takes pleasure

धर्मम्dharma (as object)

चand

एवindeed, only

उपजीवतिlives by, subsists on

सःhe

अथthen, moreover

धर्मात्from dharma, by means of dharma (as source)

अवाप्तेषुobtained, acquired

धनेषुin riches, in wealth

कुरुतेmakes, places

मनःmind

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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