Shloka 36

Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali

Draupadī’s Application

Devanagari script

क्षमा धर्म: क्षमा यज्ञ: क्षमा वेदा: क्षमा: श्रुतम्‌ । य एतदेवं जानाति स सर्व क्षन्तुमहति,क्षमा धर्म है, क्षमा यज्ञ है, क्षमा वेद है और क्षमा शास्त्र है। जो इस प्रकार जानता है, वह सब कुछ क्षमा करनेके योग्य हो जाता है

Transliteration

kṣamā dharmaḥ kṣamā yajñaḥ kṣamā vedāḥ kṣamā śrutam | ya etad evaṁ jānāti sa sarvaṁ kṣantum arhati ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Forbearance is dharma; forbearance is sacrifice; forbearance is the Vedas; forbearance is sacred learning. One who understands this truth becomes fit to forgive everything.”

Word by Word

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञः: sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतम्: that which is heard; scripture/tradition
• श्रुतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this (teaching/thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• जानाति: knows
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्षन्तुम्: to forgive, to forbear
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• अर्हति: is worthy, deserves
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira