Shloka 13

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधरमानुशासनपर्वमें सहदेववाक्यविषयक तेरहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,न क्लीबो वसुधां भुड्धक्ते न क्लीबो धनमश्रुते । न क्लीबस्य गृहे पुत्रा मत्स्या: पंक इवासते जो कायर और नपुंसक है, वह पृथ्वीका उपभोग नहीं कर सकता। वह न तो धनका उपार्जन कर सकता है और न उसे भोग ही सकता है। जैसे केवल कीचड़में मछलियाँ नहीं होतीं, उसी प्रकार नपुंसकके घरमें पुत्र नहीं होते

na klībo vasudhāṁ bhuṅkte na klībo dhanam aśnute | na klībasya gṛhe putrā matsyāḥ paṅka ivāsate ||

Sahadeva declara que un hombre cobarde y falto de hombría no puede gozar de verdad de la soberanía de la tierra, ni puede adquirir rectamente la riqueza ni disfrutarla como es debido. Así como los peces no viven en el mero fango, del mismo modo —dice— los hijos no permanecen en la casa de tal hombre, subrayando que el valor y el vigor se tienen aquí por requisitos de prosperidad, autoridad y linaje.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
क्लीबःan impotent/eunuch; a cowardly man
क्लीबः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्लीब
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वसुधाम्the earth/land
वसुधाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसुधा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
भुङ्क्तेenjoys, consumes, possesses
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
क्लीबःan impotent/eunuch; a cowardly man
क्लीबः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्लीब
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनम्wealth
धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नुतेattains, obtains, enjoys
अश्नुते:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
क्लीबस्यof an impotent/eunuch; of a coward
क्लीबस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootक्लीब
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
गृहेin (the) house
गृहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पुत्राःsons/children
पुत्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मत्स्याःfish
मत्स्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पङ्केin mud
पङ्के:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपङ्क
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आसतेsit, remain, exist
आसते:
TypeVerb
Rootआस्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Atmanepada

सहदेव उवाच

S
Sahadeva
V
vasudhā (earth/realm)
D
dhanam (wealth)
P
putrāḥ (sons/offspring)
M
matsyāḥ (fish)
P
paṅka (mud)

Educational Q&A

The verse asserts that lack of courage/vigor disqualifies one from effective sovereignty and prosperity: such a person neither truly enjoys rulership nor properly gains and enjoys wealth, and is portrayed as failing to sustain lineage—using the image that fish do not live in mud alone.

Within the Shanti Parva’s rājadharma-oriented instruction, Sahadeva speaks in a didactic tone, emphasizing the social and political expectation that a ruler (or household head) must possess courage and strength to secure land, wealth, and continuity of the family line.