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Shloka 53

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

धर्म्य देशय पन्थानं समर्थों ह्सि वारणे । क्षुद्रे जातिवरध॑ प्राहुर्मा कुरुष्व ममाप्रियम्‌

dharmaṃ deśaya panthānaṃ samartho 'si vāraṇe | kṣudre jātivadhāḥ prāhur mā kuruṣva mamāpriyam ||

“ധർമ്മ്യമായ പഥം ഉപദേശിക്ക; അവരെ തടയാൻ നീ സമർത്ഥനാണ്. സ്വജനവധം അത്യന്തം നീചകൃത്യമെന്നു പറയുന്നു; അത് എനിക്ക് അത്യന്തം അപ്രിയം. എനിക്ക് അപ്രിയമായ ഈ പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യരുത്.”

धर्म्यम्righteous, in accordance with dharma
धर्म्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
देशयinstruct/teach (you should instruct)
देशय:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदिश्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पन्थानम्path, course (of conduct)
पन्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपन्थन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समर्थःcapable, able
समर्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
वारणेin restraining/stopping
वारणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवारण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
क्षुद्रेin a base/mean (act)
क्षुद्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षुद्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
जाति-वधेin the killing of one’s own kin/clan
जाति-वधे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति-वध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्राहुःthey have said/call
प्राहुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+अह्
FormPerfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
माdo not (prohibitive)
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
कुरुष्वdo (for yourself); perform
कुरुष्व:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
ममof me; to me (my)
मम:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अप्रियम्unpleasant, disagreeable (thing)
अप्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
K
Kauravas (implied by context of kin-slaying)

Educational Q&A

One who has influence must actively guide others toward dharma and prevent wrongdoing; violence against one’s own kin is portrayed as especially blameworthy and should be avoided.

In the war-context of Bhīṣma-parvan, a speaker urges a powerful figure to counsel and restrain his own side, warning that clan-killing is a disgraceful act and personally intolerable.