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Shloka 5

अध्याय २६ — युद्ध-निन्दा, काम-दोष, तथा धार्तराष्ट्र-नीति-विश्लेषण

War-aversion, Desire as a Policy Fault, and Analysis of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Governance

निबन्धनी हार्थतृष्णेह पार्थ तामिच्छतां बाध्यते धर्म एव । धर्म तु यः प्रवृणीते स बुद्ध: कामे गृध्नो हीयते<र्थानुरोधात्‌

sañjaya uvāca | nibandhanī hārthatṛṣṇeha pārtha tām icchatāṃ bādhyate dharma eva | dharmaṃ tu yaḥ pravṛṇīte sa buddhaḥ kāme gṛdhno hīyate 'rthānurodhāt |

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ പാർഥാ! ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ ധനതൃഷ്ണ തന്നെയാണ് യഥാർത്ഥ ബന്ധനം. അതിനെ പിന്തുടരുന്നവരുടെ ധർമ്മം തന്നെ അടിച്ചമർത്തപ്പെട്ടു ക്ഷയിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാൽ ധർമ്മത്തെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്നവൻ തന്നെയാണ് യഥാർത്ഥ ബുദ്ധിമാൻ; ഭോഗലോഭി ലാഭാസക്തിയാൽ നീതിനിഷ്ഠയിൽ നിന്ന് വീഴുന്നു.

निबन्धनीbinding (cause of bondage)
निबन्धनी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिबन्धनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अर्थतृष्णाthirst for wealth
अर्थतृष्णा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थतृष्णा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इच्छताम्of those desiring
इच्छताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Genitive, Plural
बाध्यतेis obstructed / is constrained
बाध्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootबाध्
FormPresent, Passive (Ātmanepada form used as passive), Third, Singular
धर्मःdharma, righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
धर्मम्dharma
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रवृणीतेchooses, selects
प्रवृणीते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ
FormPresent, Ātmanepada, Third, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बुद्धःwise, enlightened
बुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्ध
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कामेin pleasures / in desires
कामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गृध्नःgreedy (one who hankers)
गृध्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगृध्नु
FormPresent active participle (शतृ) used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
हीयतेdeclines, falls away
हीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootहा
FormPresent, Ātmanepada (intransitive), Third, Singular
अर्थानुरोधात्due to attachment/consideration for wealth
अर्थानुरोधात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थानुरोध
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
कुन्तीनन्दनO son of Kunti
कुन्तीनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्तीनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
P
Partha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

Craving for wealth is portrayed as a primary cause of bondage: it suppresses dharma. True wisdom lies in choosing dharma over material gain and pleasure, because greed for enjoyment—driven by concern for profit—leads to moral decline.

Sanjaya addresses Partha (Arjuna) with a reflective moral observation relevant to the impending conflict: he frames the ethical danger of letting the pursuit of wealth and pleasure override righteous conduct, underscoring the need to prioritize dharma amid political and personal pressures.