Shloka 9

भीष्मसेनापत्याभिषेकः

Bhīṣma’s Appointment as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

नैष कामयते धर्म नैष कामयते यश: । जितं स मन्यते सर्व दुरात्मा कर्णमाश्रित:,दुरात्मा दुर्योधन कर्णका आश्रय लेकर सभी वस्तुओंको जीती हुई ही समझता है। इसीलिये न यह धर्मकी इच्छा रखता है और न यशकी ही कामना करता है

Transliteration

naiṣa kāmayate dharmaṁ naiṣa kāmayate yaśaḥ | jitaṁ sa manyate sarvaṁ durātmā karṇam āśritaḥ ||

Translation

Kṛṣṇa said: “He desires neither dharma nor true renown. That wicked-minded Duryodhana, having taken refuge in Karṇa, imagines everything already conquered. Therefore he has no longing for righteousness, nor any concern for honorable fame.”

Word by Word

nanot

eṣaḥthis (man)

kāmayatedesires

dharmaṃdharma, righteousness

nanot

eṣaḥthis (man)

kāmayatedesires

yaśaḥfame, glory

jitaṃconquered, won

saḥhe

manyatethinks, considers

sarvaṃeverything

durātmāevil-minded man

karṇamKarna

āśritaḥhaving taken refuge in, relying on

Speaker

कृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛṣṇa

Duryodhana

Karṇa

dharma

yaśas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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Sandhi Notes