Shloka 5

Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Dharmic Rule (भीष्मोक्त-युधिष्ठिर-राजधर्म-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

तेषां तथा विधेयानां निभृतानां महात्मनाम्‌ | किमर्थ नीतिमान्‌ पार्थ: श्रेयो नैषां करिष्यति,“जो इस प्रकार आज्ञापालक, विनयशील और महात्मा हैं, ऐसे अपने छोटे भाइयोंका नीतिज्ञ धर्मराज कैसे भला नहीं करेंगे?

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tathā vidheyānāṃ nibhṛtānāṃ mahātmanām | kimarthaṃ nītimān pārthaḥ śreyo naiṣāṃ kariṣyati |

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜਦੋਂ ਇਹ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਭਰਾ ਇੰਨੇ ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ, ਵਿਨਮ੍ਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਯਮੀ ਹਨ, ਤਾਂ ਨੀਤੀਮਾਨ ਪਾਰਥ ਧਰਮਰਾਜ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਭਲਾ ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰੇਗਾ?

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• विधेयानाम्: of the obedient/tractable
• विधेयानाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• निभृतानाम्: of the restrained, modest
• निभृतानाम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निभृत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• किम्: what
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थम्: purpose, reason
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नीतिमान्: wise in policy, prudent
• नीतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेयः: the good, welfare, benefit
• श्रेयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• एषाम्: of these (men)
• एषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• करिष्यति: will do, will make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha