Shloka 46
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana
Keśava-vākya aftermath
Devanagari script
न चैते तव पर्याप्ता ज्ञाने धर्मार्थयोस्तथा
Transliteration
na caite tava paryāptā jñāne dharmārthayos tathā
Translation
न चैते तव पर्याप्ता ज्ञाने धर्मार्थयोस्तथा॥
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तवof you / your
तव:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
पर्याप्ताःsufficient / adequate
पर्याप्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्याप्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ज्ञानेin knowledge
ज्ञाने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
धर्मार्थयोःof dharma and artha
धर्मार्थयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मार्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
तथाthus / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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
Mere assertions are not enough: one must have adequate, well-grounded understanding to speak convincingly about both dharma (ethical right) and artha (practical policy and welfare).
In the Udyoga Parva’s deliberative setting, the speaker frames a critique: the other party’s reasoning is judged insufficient on the two key axes that guide action in the epic—moral duty (dharma) and pragmatic interest (artha).