Shloka 50

Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)

Devanagari script

दूषणेन च नागानामातड्कजननेन च । आराधनेन भक्तस्य प्रत्ययोपार्जनेन च

Transliteration

dūṣaṇena ca nāgānām ātaṅkajananeṇa ca | ārādhanena bhaktasya pratyayopārjanena ca

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “By censuring the serpents, by causing them fear and distress, by honoring a devoted person, and by winning his trust—through such means (one brings about the intended effect).”

Word by Word

• dūṣaṇena: by/through blaming; by censure
• dūṣaṇena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūṣaṇa
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• nāgānām: of the serpents (Nāgas)
• nāgānām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ātaṅka-jananena: by causing fear/distress
• ātaṅka-jananena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātaṅka-janana
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• ārādhanena: by propitiation; by worship
• ārādhanena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārādhana
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• bhaktasya: of the devotee; of the faithful one
• bhaktasya: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• pratyaya-upārjanena: by gaining confidence/trust; by acquiring conviction
• pratyaya-upārjanena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya-upārjana
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Nāgas (serpents)