Shloka 9
Devanagari script
अधर्मस्त्रिविधस्तस्य वर्धते रागमोहज:
Transliteration
adharmas trividhas tasya vardhate rāga-moha-jaḥ
Translation
Dalam dirinya, adharma tumbuh dalam tiga rupa, lahir dari keterikatan dan delusi.
Word by Word
अधर्मःunrighteousness, adharma
अधर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रिविधःthreefold
त्रिविधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिविध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
वर्धतेgrows, increases
वर्धते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
रागमोहजःborn of passion and delusion
रागमोहजः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootराग-मोह-ज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Adharma does not arise randomly; it is generated by inner forces—especially attachment (rāga) and delusion (moha). When these dominate, unrighteous conduct multiplies and takes several forms, so ethical life requires mastery over desire and confusion.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues his counsel on dharma and right conduct, diagnosing how moral decline occurs: a person’s adharma grows, and its root is the psychological pair of rāga and moha.