Shloka 22

Satya–Anṛta Viveka (Discrimination between Truth and Falsehood) | सत्य–अनृत विवेकः

Devanagari script

च्युत: सदैव धर्मेभ्योडमानवं धर्ममास्थित:

Transliteration

cyutaḥ sadaiva dharmebhyo dānavam dharmam āsthitaḥ | dhanam ityeva pāpānāṃ sarveṣām iha niścayaḥ ||

Translation

ભીષ્મ બોલ્યા—જે ધર્મથી ચ્યૂત થઈ સદા અધર્મનો આશ્રય લે છે અને આસુરી વૃત્તિમાં સ્થિત રહે છે, એવા પાપીઓનો આ લોકમાં નિશ્ચય એક જ—“ધન, માત્ર ધન.”

Word by Word

• च्युतः: fallen, deviated
• च्युतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: च्युत (√च्यु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धर्मेभ्यः: from (all) dharmas / duties
• धर्मेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• उदमानवम्: one who is not truly human / inhuman-minded
• उदमानवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदमानव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteous conduct
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having resorted to / adhering to
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्थित (√स्था with आ-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एव: alone, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पापानाम्: of sinners / of the wicked
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• इह: here (in this world / in this matter)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• निश्चयः: conviction, fixed idea
• निश्चयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma