Shloka 28

राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च

Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline

Devanagari script

नैकान्तविनिपातेन विचचारेह कश्षन । धर्मी गृही वा राजा वा ब्रह्मचारी यथा पुन:,कोई धर्मनिष्ठ हो, गृहस्थ हो, ब्रह्मचारी हो या राजा हो, पूर्णतया धर्मका आचरण नहीं कर सकता (कुछ-न-कुछ अधर्मका मिश्रण हो ही जाता है)

Transliteration

naikāntavinipātena vicacāreha kaścana | dharmī gṛhī vā rājā vā brahmacārī yathā punaḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma disse: Neste mundo, ninguém atravessa a vida por um caminho absolutamente unilateral. Seja alguém virtuoso, um chefe de família, um rei ou um estudante celibatário, não é possível praticar o dharma de modo completo e sem mistura; na conduta humana surgem inevitavelmente impulsos contrários e quedas.

Word by Word

nanot

ekānta-vinipātenaby complete/final downfall (i.e., by an absolute, one-sided course)

vicacāramoved about / acted / proceeded

ihahere (in this world)

kaścitanyone / someone

dharmīrighteous / dharma-abiding

gṛhīhouseholder

vāor

rājāking

vāor

brahmacārīcelibate student / brahmacārin

yathāas / just as

punaḥagain / moreover

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes