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Shloka 11

मृत्यु-काल-प्रबोधनम् (Instruction on Mortality, Time, and Truth) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 169

ददतश्न यथाशक्ति यो न तुष्यति मन्दधी: । अधीैर्यमपि यो युद्धक्ते सदा मित्र नरर्षभ

bhīṣma uvāca | dadataś ca yathāśakti yo na tuṣyati mandadhīḥ | adhīryam api yo yunkte sadā mitre naraṛṣabha ||

ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ನರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ಯಥಾಶಕ್ತಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗದ ಮಂದಬುದ್ಧಿಯವನು, ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ನೇಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಅಧೈರ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಧೈರ್ಯಭಂಗವನ್ನು ತುಂಬುವವನು—ಅವನು ಸಂಧಿಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯನಲ್ಲ. ಅವನು ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವನ್ನು ಕ್ಷಯಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ನ್ಯಾಯವಾದ ಸಹಾಯ ದೊರೆತರೂ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಹಿತವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವ ಸುಹೃದರನ್ನೂ ಅಶಾಂತಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಸದಾ ಪರರ ದೋಷ ಹುಡುಕುವವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಸಂಧಿ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು. ಈಗ ಸಂಧಿಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯರಾದ ಪುರುಷರನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ—ಕೇಳು.

ददतःof (one who is) giving
ददतः:
Adhikarana
TypeKridanta
Rootददत् (√दा)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यथाशक्तिaccording to (one's) ability
यथाशक्ति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + शक्ति
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुष्यतिis satisfied
तुष्यति:
TypeVerb
Root√तुष्
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
मन्दधीःdull-witted (person)
मन्दधीः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमन्दधी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अधैर्यम्impatience; lack of steadiness
अधैर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधैर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युध्यतेfights; quarrels
युध्यते:
TypeVerb
Root√युध्
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Atmanepada
सदाalways
सदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नरर्षभO bull among men
नरर्षभ:
TypeNoun (Vocative title)
Rootनरर्षभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Do not form alliances with people who are chronically dissatisfied even when treated fairly and who destabilize friendships by fostering impatience and distrust; such dispositions undermine dharma and practical security.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on statecraft and conduct, Bhishma advises the listener about whom one should not make a pact with, warning against unreliable, discontented, and friendship-corrupting individuals, and then transitions to describing those fit for alliance.