Shloka 17
युधिष्ठिरकृष्णसंवादः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Appeal and Kṛṣṇa’s Assurance
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 59
Devanagari script
अधर्मरुचयो लुब्धा मूर्खा वा नाभवंस्तदा
Transliteration
adharmarucayo lubdhā mūrkhā vā nābhavaṃs tadā
Translation
నారదుడు అన్నాడు—ఆ సమయంలో అధర్మంలో రుచిచూపేవారు ఎవరూ లేరు; లోభులూ లేరు, మూఢులూ లేరు।
Word by Word
अधर्मरुचयःthose having taste for adharma (unrighteousness)
अधर्मरुचयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअधर्मरुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लुब्धाःgreedy
लुब्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलुब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मूर्खाःfoolish
मूर्खाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमूर्ख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अभवन्were / became
अभवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A society or moment aligned with dharma is marked by the absence (or restraint) of tendencies that relish adharma—especially greed and foolishness, which commonly drive unethical action.
Nārada is describing a particular time as morally sound: he characterizes it by stating that people inclined toward unrighteousness—specifically the greedy and the foolish—were not present or did not prevail then.