Shloka 56
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
Devanagari script
भिषजो भैषजं कर्तु कस्मादिच्छन्ति रोगिण: । यदि कालेन पच्यन्ते भेषजै: कि प्रयोजनम्,वैद्यलोग रोगियोंकी दवा करनेकी अभिलाषा क्यों करते हैं? यदि काल ही सबको पका रहा है तो दवाओंका क्या प्रयोजन है?
Transliteration
bhiṣajo bhaiṣajaṃ kartuṃ kasmād icchanti rogiṇaḥ | yadi kālena pacyante bheṣajaiḥ kiṃ prayojanam ||
Translation
Brahmadatta dijo: «¿Por qué los médicos desean administrar remedios a los enfermos? Si el Tiempo mismo está “madurando” a todos—llevando a los seres a su fin destinado—¿qué propósito cumplen las medicinas?»
Word by Word
भिषजःphysicians
भिषजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभिषज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भैषजम्medicine; remedy
भैषजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभैषज
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्तुम्to make; to administer (as treatment)
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormTumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral (infinitive)
कस्मात्from what (cause)? why?
कस्मात्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
इच्छन्तिdesire; wish
इच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
रोगिणःthe sick (persons)
रोगिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरोगिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
कालेनby time; by fate
कालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पच्यन्तेare cooked; ripen; come to maturity (i.e., meet their end)
पच्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootपच्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada (passive/medio-passive usage), Third, Plural
भेषजैःby medicines; with remedies
भेषजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभेषज
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
प्रयोजनम्purpose; use; point
प्रयोजनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयोजन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्रह्मदत्त (Brahmadatta)भ
भिषज्/वैद्य (physician)र
रोगिन् (patient)क
काल (Time/Destiny)भ
भैषज/भेषज (medicine)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes