Shloka 6

धन-राजधर्म संवादः

Discourse on Wealth and Royal Duty

Devanagari script

यो हााजिजीविषेद्‌ भैक्ष्यं कर्मणा नैव कस्यचित्‌ । समारम्भान्‌ बुभूषेत हतस्वस्तिरकिंचन: । सर्वलोकेषु विख्यातो न पुत्रपशुसंहित:

Transliteration

yo hājijīviṣed bhaikṣyaṁ karmaṇā naiva kasyacit | samārambhān bubhūṣeta hatasvastir akiñcanaḥ | sarvalokeṣu vikhyāto na putrapaśusaṁhitaḥ ||

Translation

ଅର୍ଜୁନ କହିଲେ— ଯେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ନିଜ କର୍ମଦ୍ୱାରା ଉପାର୍ଜନ କରିପାରେ, ସେ ଭିକ୍ଷା ମାଗି ଜୀବନ ଚାଲାଇବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯାହାର କଲ୍ୟାଣସାଧନ ନଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଛି, ଯେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦରିଦ୍ର ଓ ନିରାଶ୍ରୟ, ଯାହାର ଖ୍ୟାତି ନାହିଁ, ଯେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ-ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ପଶୁସମ୍ପଦ ଆଦିରୁ ବଞ୍ଚିତ, ଏବଂ ଅସମର୍ଥତାରୁ ସାହସିକ ପ୍ରୟାସ କରି ଅନ୍ୟର ଧନ କିମ୍ବା ରାଜ୍ୟ ବଳେ ନେଇପାରେ ନାହିଁ—ଏମିତି ଲୋକ ପାଇଁ ଭିକ୍ଷାରେ ଜୀବନନିର୍ବାହ କରିବା ଇଚ୍ଛା ଯୁକ୍ତିସଙ୍ଗତ।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• आजीविषेत्: should live/should seek to subsist
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Vidhi-lin (Optative), Present-system, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भैक्ष्यम्: begging; alms-living
• भैक्ष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्मणा: by work; through (one's) labor
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कस्यचित्: of anyone/anybody's
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समारम्भान्: undertakings; enterprises
• समारम्भान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समारम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बुभूषेत: should wish to be/should desire (to undertake)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Vidhi-lin (Optative), Present-system (desiderative stem), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• हतस्वस्तिः: one whose welfare/prosperity is destroyed
• हतस्वस्तिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत-स्वस्ति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अकिञ्चनः: having nothing; destitute
• अकिञ्चनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकिञ्चन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds/among all people
• सर्वलोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विख्यातः: well-known; renowned
• विख्यातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्यात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पुत्रपशुसंहितः: endowed with sons and cattle (i.e., possessing family/wealth)
• पुत्रपशुसंहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र-पशु-संहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Begging is not presented as a first resort: one should live by one’s own work when capable. Yet when a person is truly ruined—without resources, support, or capacity for enterprise—alms may be an ethically permissible means of survival.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s ethical discussions, Arjuna voices a principle about rightful livelihood: he contrasts self-earned sustenance with begging, allowing the latter only under extreme helplessness and destitution.