Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यावच्च मार्दवेनैतान्‌ राजन्नुपचरिष्यसि । तावदेते हरिष्यन्ति तव राज्यमरिंदम,अतः शत्रुदमन राजन! जबतक आप इनके साथ नर्मीका बर्ताव करेंगे, तबतक ये आपके राज्यका अपहरण करनेकी ही चेष्टा करेंगे

Transliteration

yāvac ca mārdavenaitān rājann upacariṣyasi | tāvad ete hariṣyanti tava rājyam ariṃdama ||

Translation

ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ, ଯେତେଦିନ ତୁମେ ଏମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ମାର୍ଦ୍ଦବରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରିବ, ସେତେଦିନ ସେମାନେ ତୁମ ରାଜ୍ୟ ହରଣ କରିବାକୁ ହିଁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିବେ। ହେ ଅରିନ୍ଦମ, ଯେଉଁଠି ମୃଦୁତା ଦୁଷ୍ଟଙ୍କୁ ଅଧିକ ସାହସୀ କରେ, ସେଠି ରାଜାକୁ ସମୟ ଚିହ୍ନିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as / until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्
• Form: correlative adverb (yāvat–tāvat construction)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• मार्दवेन: with gentleness / mildness
• मार्दवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्दव
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• एतान्: these (men)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• उपचरिष्यसि: you will treat / you will deal with
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-चर्
• Form: simple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular

• तावत्: so long / till then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्
• Form: correlative adverb (yāvat–tāvat construction)

• एते: these (men)
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• हरिष्यन्ति: they will seize / carry off
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: simple future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• तव: your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अरिंदम: O subduer of foes
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• King (addressed as rājann)
• Enemies/opponents (implied by ariṃdama and ete)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In kingship and public duty, gentleness is virtuous only when it restrains harm; if it enables aggressors, it becomes a fault. A ruler must balance compassion with firmness so that adharma is not rewarded.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira warns a king that continued soft treatment of hostile parties will only encourage them to keep attempting to usurp the kingdom, urging a more resolute stance in response to persistent aggression.