Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ये राष्ट्रमभिमन्यन्ते राज्ञो व्यसनमीयुष: । मा दीदरस्त्वं सुहृदो मा त्वां दीर्ण प्रहासिषु:

Transliteration

ye rāṣṭram abhimanyante rājño vyasanam īyuṣaḥ | mā dīdaras tvaṃ suhṛdo mā tvāṃ dīrṇa prahāsiṣuḥ ||

Translation

“Those who set their hearts on the kingdom while the king has fallen into calamity—do not fear them. Do not let your well-wishers lose heart, and do not allow yourself, when broken by distress, to become an object of ridicule.”

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

राष्ट्रम्kingdom, realm

अभिमन्यन्तेthink, presume, take (as)

राज्ञःof the king

व्यसनम्calamity, misfortune

ईयुषःof (him) who has gone to/entered (i.e., fallen into)

माdo not

दीदरःbe afraid, fear

त्वम्you

सुहृदःfrom friends, from well-wishers

माdo not

त्वाम्you

दीर्णtorn, broken (O ...)

प्रहासिषुःmay (they) laugh at, mock

Speaker

पुत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पुत्र (the son, speaker)

र

राजा (the king)

र

राष्ट्र (the kingdom)

स

सुहृद् (well-wishers/friends)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In political and personal crisis, one should not be intimidated by opportunists who exploit a ruler’s misfortune; steadiness preserves honor and protects loyal allies from despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

A son addresses someone close (implicitly a leader or prince), warning that when the king is in distress, ambitious people will covet the realm; he urges fearlessness, morale among friends, and avoidance of conduct that invites mockery.