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Shloka 25

कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः

Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas

बुद्ध्वा च स महातेजा न चचाल च जाजलि: । धर्मे कृतमना नित्यं नाधर्म स त्वरोचयत्‌

buddhvā ca sa mahātejā na cacāla ca jājaliḥ | dharme kṛtamanā nityaṃ nādharma sa tvarocayat ||

ഇതു അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടും മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള ജാജലി ചലിച്ചില്ല. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മനസ് നിത്യവും ധർമ്മത്തിൽ പതിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് അധർമ്മമായ യാതൊരു പ്രവൃത്തിയെയും അദ്ദേഹം അംഗീകരിച്ചില്ല.

बुद्ध्वाhaving known/understood
बुद्ध्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महातेजाःof great splendor/energy
महातेजाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहातेजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चचालmoved/wavered
चचाल:
TypeVerb
Rootचल्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जाजलिःJājali (proper name)
जाजलिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजाजलि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मेin dharma/righteousness
धर्मे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कृतमनाone whose mind is set (on it)
कृतमना:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतमनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अधर्मम्unrighteousness
अधर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वरोचयत्hastened/was eager (for)
त्वरोचयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootत्वर्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
J
Jājali
D
Dharma
A
Adharma

Educational Q&A

True commitment to dharma is shown by steadiness: even after learning something that could provoke agitation or compromise, a dharmic person remains unmoved and refuses to endorse adharma.

Bhīṣma describes the sage Jājali’s reaction upon understanding a certain matter: Jājali does not become disturbed or change course; because his mind is continually fixed on dharma, he does not accept or approve any unrighteous action.