Shloka 2536

Devanagari script

सदानार्यो5शुभः साधु पुरुष क्षेप्तुमिच्छति । धृष्टद्युम्नने कहा--माधव! मैं तेरी यह बात सुनता हूँ, सुनता हूँ और इसके लिये तुझे क्षमा भी करता हूँ। दुष्ट और अनार्य पुरुष सदा साधु जनोंपर ऐसे ही आक्षेप करनेकी इच्छा रखते हैं

Transliteration

sadānāryo'śubhaḥ sādhu-puruṣaṃ kṣeptum icchati |

Translation

धृष्टद्युम्न उवाच—माधव! तवैतद्वचनं शृणोमि शृणोमि, तस्मै च त्वां क्षमामि। सदानार्यः अशुभो दुष्टः साधुपुरुषं क्षेप्तुमिच्छति ॥

Word by Word

सदाalways

अनार्यःnon-Āryan; ignoble

अशुभःinauspicious; wicked

साधुa good man; the virtuous

पुरुषम्man; person

क्षेप्तुम्to revile; to cast aspersions (to throw)

इच्छतिwishes; desires

Speaker

धृष्टह्युम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that slander and fault-finding toward the virtuous is a recurring trait of the wicked and uncultured; ethical speech is a mark of nobility, while baseless accusation reveals inner moral disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna responds to a disparaging or accusatory remark by characterizing such blame as typical of anārya (non-noble) people, thereby defending the standing of the sādhu (virtuous) and reframing the exchange as a moral contrast rather than a personal quarrel.