Shloka 20

Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्नाकुशलं ब्रूयान्न शुष्कामीरयेद्‌ गिरम्‌ । क्षत्रियो बाहुवीयेंण तरेदापदमात्मन:

Transliteration

tasminn ākuśalaṃ brūyān na śuṣkām īrayed giram | kṣatriyo bāhuvīryeṇa tared āpadam ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Em tal situação, deve-se dizer o que é benéfico e não proferir palavras secas, estéreis e sem propósito. Um kṣatriya deve, pela força de seus braços e por seu valor, superar a própria calamidade.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अकुशलम्: what is inauspicious / harmful
• अकुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकुशल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रूयात्: should say
• ब्रूयात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• शुष्काम्: dry / harsh
• शुष्काम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्क
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ईरयेत्: should utter / should set forth
• ईरयेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (ईरयति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गिरम्: speech / word
• गिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाहुवीर्येण: by the strength of (his) arms
• बाहुवीर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुवीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तरेत्: should cross / overcome
• तरेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (तरति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आपदम्: calamity / danger
• आपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आत्मनः: of oneself / his own
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• kṣatriya