Shloka 11

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठो भ्राता धर्मशीलो वत्सल: शलक्ष्णवाक्‌ कवि: । तं॑ गच्छ पुरुषव्याप्रं व्यपनीयेह किल्बिषम्‌

Transliteration

jyeṣṭho bhrātā dharmaśīlo vatsalaḥ ślakṣṇavāk kaviḥ | taṃ gaccha puruṣavyāghraṃ vyapanīyeha kilbiṣam ||

Translation

“Your eldest brother is righteous in conduct, affectionate, gentle in speech, and discerning like a poet. Go to that tiger among men; by doing so, remove the fault that has arisen here.”

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठः: eldest
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मशीलः: virtuous; of righteous conduct
• धर्मशीलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वत्सलः: affectionate
• वत्सलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत्सल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शलक्ष्णवाक्: having gentle/smooth speech
• शलक्ष्णवाक्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शलक्ष्णवाच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कविः: poet; wise man
• कविः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुरुषव्याघ्रम्: the tiger among men; best of men
• पुरुषव्याघ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यपनीय: having removed; removing
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+अप+नी
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active

• इह: here; in this matter
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• किल्बिषम्: sin; fault
• किल्बिषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• eldest brother (jyeṣṭha-bhrātā)