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Shloka 20

Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma

Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics

स शेषकारिणतस्तत्र शेषं पश्यन्ति सर्वश: | नि:शेषकारिणो नित्यं नि:शेषकरणाद्‌ भयम्‌

sa śeṣa-kāriṇatas tatra śeṣaṃ paśyanti sarvaśaḥ | niḥśeṣa-kāriṇo nityaṃ niḥśeṣa-karaṇād bhayam ||

பிறருடைய செல்வத்தை எடுக்கும் போது சிறிது மீதமாய் விடுகிற கள்வர்கள், எங்கும் தங்களுடைய செல்வமும் மீதமாய் காக்கப்படுவதைப் பார்க்கிறார்கள்; ஆனால் எதையும் மீதமாய் விடாமல் முற்றிலும் பறிப்பவர்கள், தங்களுடைய செல்வமும் முழுதாய் அழிந்துவிடுமோ என்ற அச்சத்தில் எப்போதும் வாழ்கிறார்கள்.

सःhe/that person
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शेषकारिणतःthose who leave a remainder
शेषकारिणतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशेषकारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere/in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
शेषम्remainder
शेषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशेष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पश्यन्तिthey see
पश्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural
सर्वशःin every way/everywhere
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः
निःशेषकारिणःthose who leave no remainder
निःशेषकारिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिःशेषकारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
निःशेषकरणात्from (the act of) making it remainderless/total taking
निःशेषकरणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिःशेषकरण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
भयम्fear
भयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Moderation and restraint in taking from others protects one’s own security: leaving something for others reduces retaliation and karmic/social backlash, whereas total plunder breeds constant fear of total loss.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira through a general maxim: how one treats others’ property shapes one’s own stability—restraint leads to preservation, ruthless taking leads to anxiety and ruin.