Shloka 11
Adharmic Victory as Unstable; Rules of Restraint, Mediation, and Conciliation (अधर्मविजय-अध्रुवत्व तथा क्षमा-नयः)
Devanagari script
तां वृत्ति नानुवर्तेत विजिगीषुर्महीपति: । धर्मलब्धाद्धि विजयाल्लाभ: को<5भ्यधिको भवेत्
Transliteration
tāṁ vṛttiṁ nānuvarteta vijigīṣur mahīpatiḥ | dharmalabdhād dhi vijayāl lābhaḥ ko 'bhyadhiko bhavet ||
Translation
Seorang raja yang menginginkan penaklukan tidak seharusnya menempuh perilaku demikian. Sebab keuntungan apakah yang dapat melebihi kemenangan yang diraih melalui dharma—kemenangan yang diperoleh dengan cara yang sah dan adil?
Word by Word
ताम्that (her/that)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वृत्तिम्conduct; course of action; policy
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अनुवर्तेतshould follow; should pursue
अनुवर्तेत:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु√वृत्
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
विजिगीषुःdesirous of conquest
विजिगीषुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविजिगीषु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महीपतिःking; lord of the earth
महीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्म-लब्धात्from (a gain) obtained by dharma/righteous means
धर्म-लब्धात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मलब्ध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
हिindeed; for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
विजयात्from victory
विजयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
लाभःgain; profit
लाभः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कःwhat? who?
कः:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्यधिकःgreater; superior
अभ्यधिकः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभ्यधिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be; could be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormVidhi-linga, Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
mahīpati (king)V
vijigīṣu (would-be conqueror)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes