Shloka 15
Devanagari script
नास्ति वै जातित:ः शत्रु: पुरुषस्य विशाम्पते । येन साधारणी वृत्ति: स शत्रुर्नेतरो जन:
Transliteration
nāsti vai jātitaḥ śatruḥ puruṣasya viśāmpate | yena sādhāraṇī vṛttiḥ sa śatrur netaro janaḥ ||
Translation
ਹੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ! ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਤੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੈਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ। ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਰੋਜ਼ੀ-ਰੋਟੀ ਤੇ ਵਿਰਤੀ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਹੀ ਈਰਖਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਵੈਰੀ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ; ਹੋਰ ਨਹੀਂ।
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
जातितःfrom birth/caste (by birth)
जातितः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
शत्रुःenemy
शत्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषस्यof a man/person
पुरुषस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
येनby/with whom; by which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
साधारणीcommon/shared
साधारणी:
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधारण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वृत्तिःlivelihood/occupation
वृत्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe/that (person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शत्रुःenemy
शत्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इतरःother
इतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जनःperson/people
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नर-ईश्वरO king (lord of men)
नर-ईश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Enmity is not innate or determined by birth; it often arises from competition over the same livelihood or social space, where jealousy and rivalry turn peers into adversaries.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana is speaking in a royal setting, reflecting on the causes of hostility and rivalry—implicitly framing political and personal conflict as driven by competitive interests rather than mere lineage.