Shloka 24
Śīla-prāpti and Śīla-lakṣaṇa (शीलप्राप्ति-शीललक्षणम्) | On the Acquisition and Marks of Character
Devanagari script
अपापो होवमाचार: क्षिप्रं बहुमतो भवेत् । पापान्यपि हि कृच्छाणि शमयेन्नात्र संशय:
Translation
ଯେ ରାଜା ଏପରି ଆଚରଣ ଗଢ଼ିନେଇଥାଏ, ସେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ନିଷ୍ପାପ ହୋଇ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମାନର ପାତ୍ର ହୁଏ। ସେ କଠିନତମ ପାପମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶମନ କରେ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।
Word by Word
अपापःsinless
अपापः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आचारःconduct/behavior
आचारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआचार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षिप्रम्quickly
क्षिप्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्षिप्र
बहुमतःhighly esteemed/approved by many
बहुमतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुमत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become/may become
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पापानिsins/evil deeds
पापानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
कृच्छ्राणिdifficult/grievous
कृच्छ्राणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृच्छ्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
शमयेत्would pacify/destroy (cause to cease)
शमयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootशम्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, ṇic
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
कामन्दक उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes