Shloka 48

राजवृत्त-रक्षा-प्रणिधि-षाड्गुण्योपदेशः

Royal Conduct, Protection, Intelligence, and Policy Measures

Devanagari script

नास्यापवादे स्थातव्यं दक्षेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा । धर्म्यमाकांक्षता लोकमी श्वरस्पानसूयता

Transliteration

nāsyāpavāde sthātavyaṃ dakṣeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā | dharmyām ākāṅkṣatā lokaṃ īśvaras tv anasūyatā ||

Translation

ଦକ୍ଷ ଏବଂ ଅକ୍ଲିଷ୍ଟ (ନିର୍ମଳ) କର୍ମ କରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ ଅପବାଦ ଓ ଦୋଷାରୋପଣରେ ଦଢ଼ ହେବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। ସେ ଧର୍ମମୟ ଲୋକକୁ ଆକାଙ୍କ୍ଷା କରୁ ଏବଂ ଈଶ୍ୱର ପ୍ରତି ଅସୂୟା-ନିନ୍ଦାରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ରହୁ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अस्य: of him/this (person)
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अपवादे: in blame/censure
• अपवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपवाद
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• स्थातव्यम्: one should stand/remain (i.e., should persist)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• दक्षेण: by a capable/skillful (person)
• दक्षेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: by one whose actions are untroubled/untiring
• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्टकर्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• धर्म्यम्: righteous/according to dharma
• धर्म्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आकाङ्क्षता: by one desiring
• आकाङ्क्षता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आकाङ्क्ष्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• लोकम्: the world/people
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• ईश्वरः: the lord/master
• ईश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अपानसूयता: with freedom from envy (non-censoriousness)
• अपानसूयता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपानसूयता
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

वसुमना उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasumanā
• Īśvara (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Avoid living in blame and reproach; cultivate competent, untainted action aimed at a dharmic social order, and maintain a non-envious, non-censorious attitude toward the Lord.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vasumanā delivers a moral instruction: rather than criticizing, a capable person should pursue dharma for the world’s welfare and relate to Īśvara without envy or fault-finding.