Shloka 20
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
Devanagari script
उत्तमानेव सेवेत प्राप्तकाले तु मध्यमान् । अधर्मांस्तु न सेवेत य इच्छेद् भूतिमात्मन:,जो अपनी एऐश्वर्यवृद्धि चाहता है, वह उत्तम पुरुषोंकी ही सेवा करे, समय आ पड़नेपर मध्यम पुरुषोंकी भी सेवा कर ले, परंतु अधम पुरुषोंकी सेवा कदापि न करे
Transliteration
uttamān eva seveta prāptakāle tu madhyamān | adharmāṁs tu na seveta ya icched bhūtim ātmanaḥ ||
Translation
Barangsiapa menghendaki bertambahnya kemakmuran dirinya, hendaklah ia mengabdi hanya kepada orang-orang utama; bila keadaan menuntut, ia boleh juga kepada yang sedang. Tetapi kepada yang adharma janganlah ia mengabdi sama sekali.
Word by Word
uttamānthe best (persons)
uttamān:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
evaonly/indeed
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
sevetshould serve
sevet:
TypeVerb
Rootsev (सेव्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
prāptakāleat the time when it has come/arrived (when occasion arises)
prāptakāle:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootprāpta-kāla
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
tubut/and
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu
madhyamānthe middling (persons)
madhyamān:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootmadhyama
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
adharmānthe unrighteous (persons)
adharmān:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootadharma
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
tubut
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
sevetshould serve
sevet:
TypeVerb
Rootsev (सेव्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
yaḥwho (he who)
yaḥ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootyad
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
icchetshould desire
icchet:
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (इष्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
bhūtimprosperity/advancement
bhūtim:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootbhūti
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
ātmanaḥof oneself
ātmanaḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootātman
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
हंस उवाच
Characters & Entities
ह
हंस (Haṃsa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes