Shloka 7
Nakula’s Adaptive Counsel to Kṛṣṇa in the Kuru Assembly (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ७८)
Devanagari script
तथापि बुद्धि पापिष्ठां वर्धयन्त्यस्य मन्त्रिण:
Transliteration
tathāpi buddhiṁ pāpiṣṭhāṁ vardhayanty asya mantriṇaḥ
Translation
И всё же его советники продолжают разжигать в нём самое греховное намерение — укрепляя именно тот замысел, что всё дальше уводит его от дхармы.
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
FormAvyaya (indeclinable adverb)
अपिalso, even, nevertheless
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
FormAvyaya (indeclinable particle)
बुद्धिम्understanding, counsel, intention
बुद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पापिष्ठाम्most sinful, very wicked
पापिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपापिष्ठ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular (superlative degree)
वर्धयन्तिthey increase, they augment
वर्धयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
अस्यof him, his
अस्य:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
मन्त्रिणःministers, counsellors
मन्त्रिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaH
his counsellors (mantriṇaḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Unrighteous outcomes often arise not only from a leader’s weakness but from advisers who reinforce harmful intentions. Ethical counsel should restrain wrongdoing, not amplify it.
Arjuna comments on a ruler’s deteriorating moral judgment, noting that the ruler’s ministers are actively encouraging and strengthening his sinful resolve—an observation that frames the political-ethical tensions leading toward conflict.