Shloka 56

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship

Devanagari script

इज्याध्ययनदानानि तप: सत्य॑ क्षमा घृणा । अलोभ इति मार्गो<यं धर्मस्याष्टविध: स्मृत:,यज्ञ, अध्ययन, दान, तप, सत्य, क्षमा, दया और निर्लेभता--ये धर्मके आठ प्रकारके मार्ग बताये गये हैं

Transliteration

ijyādhyayanadānāni tapaḥ satyaṁ kṣamā ghṛṇā | alobha iti mārgo 'yaṁ dharmasyāṣṭavidhaḥ smṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Ibadah korban suci, menuntut ilmu suci, bersedekah, bertapa, berkata benar, memaafkan, belas kasihan tanpa kekejaman, dan bebas daripada tamak—itulah jalan dharma yang diingati sebagai lapan cabang.

Word by Word

• इज्या: worship/sacrifice (ritual honoring)
• इज्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इज्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्ययन: study (of the Veda/śāstra)
• अध्ययन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानानि: gifts/charities
• दानानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सत्य: truthfulness
• सत्य: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• क्षमा: forbearance/forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• घृणा: compassion/mercy (non-cruelty)
• घृणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अलोभः: non-greed
• अलोभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलोभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मार्गः: path/way
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मस्य: of dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अष्टविधः: eightfold
• अष्टविधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टविध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्मृतः: is remembered/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Dharma