Shloka 37
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
Devanagari script
क्रमेण वर्धितौ चापि विद्यासु कुशलावुभौ
Transliteration
krameṇa vardhitau cāpi vidyāsu kuśalāv ubhau
Translation
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ຕາມການເວລາ ທັງສອງຖືກລ້ຽງດູ ແລະຝຶກຝົນເປັນຂັ້ນເປັນຕອນ ຈົນເປັນຜູ້ຊໍານານໃນສາຂາວິຊາຕ່າງໆ».
Word by Word
क्रमेणgradually; in due order
क्रमेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वर्धितौgrown; increased; developed
वर्धितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्ध् (धातु) → वर्धित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
विद्यासुin the sciences/branches of learning
विद्यासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
कुशलौskilled; proficient
कुशलौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
उभौboth
उभौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Competence and virtue are cultivated through orderly, gradual training; true excellence in learning comes from sustained nurturing and disciplined progression rather than haste.
Bhishma is describing how two individuals were raised over time and educated systematically, culminating in their becoming skilled in multiple fields of knowledge.