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Shloka 35

अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः

Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance

कच्चिद्‌ वृत्तिं श्वशुरेषु भद्रा: कल्याणी वर्तध्वमनृशंसरूपाम्‌ । यथा च व: स्यु: पतयो5नुकूला- स्तथा वृत्तिमात्मन: स्थापयध्वम्‌,तात संजय! हस्तिनापुरमें हमारे भाइयोंकी जो स्त्रियाँ हैं, उन सबको तो तुम जानते ही हो। उन सबकी कुशल पूछना और कहना क्या तुमलोग सर्वथा सुरक्षित रहकर निर्दोष जीवन बिता रही हो? तुम्हें आवश्यक सुगन्ध आदि प्रसाधन-सामग्रियाँ प्राप्त होती हैं न? तुम घरमें प्रमादशून्य होकर रहती हो न? भद्र महिलाओ! क्‍या तुम अपने श्वशुरजनोंके प्रति क्रूरतारहित कल्याणकारी बर्ताव करती हो तथा जिस प्रकार तुम्हारे पति अनुकूल बने रहें, वैसे व्यवहार और सद्भावको अपने हृदयमें स्थान देती हो?

kaccid vṛttiṁ śvaśureṣu bhadrāḥ kalyāṇī vartadhvam anṛśaṁsarūpām | yathā ca vaḥ syuḥ patayo'nukūlāḥ tathā vṛttim ātmanaḥ sthāpayadhvam, tāta sañjaya ||

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Do the noble ladies conduct themselves well among their fathers-in-law, maintaining a gracious way of life free from harshness? And do they so establish their own conduct that their husbands remain well-disposed toward them? Dear Sañjaya, please inquire after their welfare.”

कच्चित्whether (indeed)?
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
वृत्तिम्conduct, behavior
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
श्वशुरेषुtowards/among the fathers-in-law (in-laws)
श्वशुरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्वशुर
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
भद्राःgood/auspicious ladies
भद्राः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
कल्याणीbeneficial, auspicious
कल्याणी:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकल्याणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वर्तध्वम्do you conduct yourselves?/are you behaving?
वर्तध्वम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormImperative, Second, Plural, Atmanepada
अनृशंसरूपाम्having the form of non-cruelty; gentle in nature
अनृशंसरूपाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनृशंसरूप
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas, in such a way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वःof you (your)
वः:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
स्युःmay be, might be
स्युः:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
पतयःhusbands
पतयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अनुकूलाःfavorable, well-disposed
अनुकूलाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुकूल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाso, thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वृत्तिम्conduct, behavior
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मनःof oneself, in your own heart/self
आत्मनः:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्थापयध्वम्place/establish (for yourselves)
स्थापयध्वम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (णिच्)
FormImperative, Second, Plural, Atmanepada
तातdear (sir/son)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
संजयO Sañjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
S
Sañjaya
W
wives/daughters-in-law (bhadrāḥ)
F
fathers-in-law (śvaśura)
H
husbands (patayaḥ)