Shloka 60

Devanagari script

जानता विद्िितं धर्म न कार्यो धर्मसंकर: । मा सम धर्म परित्याक्षीस्त्वं हि धर्मभूतां वर:,“आप शास्त्रविहित धर्मको जानते हैं, अतः आपके द्वारा धर्मसंकरताका प्रचार नहीं होना चाहिये। धर्मका त्याग न कीजिये; क्‍योंकि आप धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ समझे जाते हैं!

Transliteration

jānatā vidhitaṃ dharmaṃ na kāryo dharmasaṅkaraḥ | mā sma dharmaṃ parityākṣīs tvaṃ hi dharmabhūtānāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

ನೀವು ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿಹಿತ ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದವರು; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಧರ್ಮಸಂಕರ ಉಂಟಾಗಬಾರದು. ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಡಿ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ನೀವು ಧರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠರಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತೀರಿ.

Word by Word

जानताknowing

विदितम्known, prescribed

धर्मम्dharma, duty

नnot

कार्यःto be done, should be done

धर्मसंकरःconfusion/mixing of dharma

माdo not (prohibitive)

समम्equal, proper/right (as intended here)

धर्मम्dharma, duty

परित्याक्षीःyou should abandon / abandon

त्वम्you

हिindeed, for

धर्मभूतानाम्of the righteous (those of dharma-nature)

वरःthe best, excellent one

Speaker

घपच उवाच

Characters & Entities

dharma

śāstra (implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One who knows śāstra-prescribed dharma must not create or encourage dharma-saṅkara (moral confusion). The verse urges steadfastness in dharma, especially from those seen as exemplars of righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, a speaker admonishes the addressed person: since you understand the ordained law of conduct, do not spread confusion about it; remain firm in dharma because others look to you as a leading dhārmika.