Shloka 179

आपद्धर्मनिर्णयः — विश्वामित्र-श्वपचसंवादः

Apaddharma Determination: Dialogue of Viśvāmitra and the Śvapaca

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानां प्रत्यमित्रे निवर्तताम्‌

Transliteration

aiśvaryadhana-ratnānāṁ pratyamitre nivartatām

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Mereka yang berhadapan dengan musuh hendaklah berpaling daripada mengejar kedaulatan, kekayaan, dan permata.”

Word by Word

• ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानाम्: of (various) riches—sovereignty, wealth, and jewels
• ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य-धन-रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रति: towards; against; in relation to
• प्रति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अमित्रे: in/with regard to an enemy
• अमित्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• निवर्तताम्: let them desist/turn back
• निवर्तताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत् (नि + वृत्)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• enemy (amitra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma urges restraint: in the face of enmity and conflict, one should desist from chasing royal power and material treasures, implying that greed and rivalry intensify hostility and undermine dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct after the war. This line forms part of his counsel on how rulers and people should curb acquisitiveness and avoid actions that provoke or prolong enmity.