Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 16

Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma

Nāḍījaṅgha

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थहेतो: क्षमते तितिक्षा क्षान्तिरुच्यते । लोकसंग्रहणार्थ वै सा तु धैर्येण लभ्यते

Transliteration

dharmārtha-hetoḥ kṣamate titikṣā kṣāntir ucyate | loka-saṅgrahaṇārthaṃ vai sā tu dhairyeṇa labhyate | (anāsūyā: paradoṣādarśanam)

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଧର୍ମ ଓ ଅର୍ଥର ହେତୁ ଯେ କଷ୍ଟ ସହନ କରାଯାଏ, ସେହି ସହିଷ୍ଣୁତାକୁ ‘ତିତିକ୍ଷା’ କୁହାଯାଏ; ଏହାକୁ ‘କ୍ଷାନ୍ତି’ ମଧ୍ୟ କୁହନ୍ତି। ଲୋକସଙ୍ଗ୍ରହ ଓ ଆଦର୍ଶ ସ୍ଥାପନ ପାଇଁ ଏହାର ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଏହି ତିତିକ୍ଷା ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟରୁ ଲଭ୍ୟ। (ଅନ୍ୟର ଦୋଷ ନ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ‘ଅନସୂୟା’ କୁହାଯାଏ।)

Word by Word

• धर्मार्थहेतोः: for the sake of dharma and artha
• धर्मार्थहेतोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मार्थहेतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• क्षमते: endures / is able to bear
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम (धातु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• तितिक्षा: forbearance
• तितिक्षा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तितिक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षान्तिः: patience
• क्षान्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is called
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive

• लोकसंग्रहणार्थम्: for the purpose of holding/benefiting the world (public welfare)
• लोकसंग्रहणार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकसंग्रहणार्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धैर्येण: by steadfastness
• धैर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Passive

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma