Shloka 7
मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्
Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition
Devanagari script
ब॒हस्पतिरु्वाच न जातु कलहेनेच्छेन्नियन्तुमपकारिण: । बालैरासेवितं होतद् यदमर्षो यदक्षमा
Translation
ਬ੍ਰਿਹਸਪਤੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਰਾਜਨ! ਕੋਈ ਰਾਜਾ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਝਗੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਯੁੱਧ ਦੇ ਬਲ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾ ਕਰੇ। ਅਸਹਿਣਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਖ਼ਿਮਾ ਦਾ ਤਿਆਗ—ਇਹ ਬਾਲਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੂਰਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਪਣਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਰਾਹ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
बृहस्पतिःBrihaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जातुever/at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
कलहेनby quarrel/strife
कलहेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकलह
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इच्छेत्should desire
इच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormOptative, Third, Singular
नियन्तुम्to restrain/control
नियन्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-यम्
FormTumun (infinitive)
अपकारिणःwrongdoers/hostile persons
अपकारिणः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअपकारिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
बालैःby children/immature persons
बालैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आसेवितम्practised/resorted to
आसेवितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-सेव्
FormPast Passive Participle, Neuter, Nominative, Singular
होindeed (emphatic particle)
हो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहो
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अमर्षःintolerance/anger at insult
अमर्षः:
TypeNoun
Rootअमर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अक्षमाlack of forgiveness/forbearance
अक्षमा:
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes