Shloka 15

अध्याय ६४ — सभामध्ये क्रोध-निवारणम्

Restraint of wrath in the royal assembly

Devanagari script

अतः प्रियं चेदनुकाड्क्षसे त्वं सर्वेषु कार्येषु हिताहितेषु । स्त्रियश्ष राजन्‌ जडपडजुकांश्व पृच्छ त्वं वै तादृशांश्वैव सर्वान्‌

Transliteration

ataḥ priyaṁ ced anukāṅkṣase tvaṁ sarveṣu kāryeṣu hitāhitēṣu | striyaś ca rājan jaḍapaṅgubālān pṛccha tvaṁ vai tādṛśāṁś caiva sarvān ||

Translation

Ainsi, ô roi, si dans toute affaire—qu’elle soit salutaire ou funeste—tu ne désires que ce qui flatte l’oreille, prends conseil des femmes, des esprits obtus, des infirmes et des êtres puérils, et, en vérité, de tous ceux de même espèce.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore/from this
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रियम्: what is pleasing/pleasant (speech)
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्
• Form: Avyaya

• अनुकाङ्क्षसे: you desire/seek
• Type: Verb
• Root: काङ्क्ष्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, 2nd person, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• कार्येषु: matters/actions
• कार्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• हिताहितेषु: in beneficial and harmful (matters)
• हिताहितेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हिताहित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जडान्: dull-witted/insensible (people)
• जडान्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: जड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पङ्गून्: lame/crippled (people)
• पङ्गून्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पङ्गु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• पृच्छ: ask/inquire (from)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Imperative, Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: Avyaya

• तादृशान्: such (people)
• तादृशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: तादृश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: only/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)