Shloka 95

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

अतो हास्यतरं लोके किंचिदन्यन्न विद्यते | यत्र दुर्जनमित्याह दुर्जन: सज्जनं स्वयम्‌,संसारमें इससे बढ़कर हँसीकी दूसरी कोई बात नहीं हो सकती कि जो दुर्जन हैं, वे स्वयं ही सज्जन पुरुषोंको दुर्जन कहते हैं

Transliteration

ato hāsyataraṁ loke kiṁcid anyan na vidyate | yatra durjanam ity āha durjanaḥ sajjanaṁ svayam ||

Translation

“Nothing in this world is more laughable than this: that a wicked man himself calls a good man ‘wicked.’”

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore; hence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• हास्यतरम्: more laughable; more ridiculous
• हास्यतरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हास्यतर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: anything; something
• किञ्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किञ्चित्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• विद्यते: exists; is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• दुर्जनम्: a wicked person
• दुर्जनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्जन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• आह: says; calls
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुर्जनः: a wicked person
• दुर्जनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सज्जनम्: a good person; a gentleman
• सज्जनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सज्जन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself; on his own
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

Speaker

दुष्यन्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुष्यन्त (Duṣyanta)
• दुर्जन (durjana)
• सज्जन (sajjana)
• लोक (loka)