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Shloka 93

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

कुभार्या च कुपुत्रं च कुराजानं कुसौहृदम्‌ । कुसम्बन्धं कुदेशं च दूरत: परिवर्जयेत्‌,दुष्टा भार्या, दुष्ट पुत्र, कुटिल राजा, दुष्ट मित्र, दूषित सम्बन्ध और दुष्ट देशको दूरसे ही त्याग देना चाहिये

kubhāryā ca kuputraṃ ca kurājānaṃ kusauhṛdam | kusambandhaṃ kudeśaṃ ca dūrataḥ parivarjayet ||

దుష్ట భార్యను, కుపుత్రుని, కుటిల/అధర్మ రాజును, దుష్ట మిత్రుని, దూషిత సంబంధాన్ని, దుష్ట దేశాన్ని—ఇవన్నీ దూరం నుంచే విడిచిపెట్టాలి.

कुभार्याम्a bad wife
कुभार्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुभार्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुपुत्रम्a bad son
कुपुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुराजानम्a bad king
कुराजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुराजन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुसौहृदम्bad friendship / a bad friend
कुसौहृदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुसौहृद
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुसम्बन्धम्a bad connection/association
कुसम्बन्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुसम्बन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुदेशम्a bad country/region
कुदेशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुदेश
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दूरतःfrom afar
दूरतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदूरतः
परिवर्जयेत्should avoid/abandon
परिवर्जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि√वृज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

B
Brahmadatta
W
wife (bhāryā)
S
son (putra)
K
king (rājā)
F
friend (sauhṛda)
A
association/relationship (sambandha)
L
land/country (deśa)

Educational Q&A

Dharma is protected by wise association: one should deliberately avoid morally corrupt relationships and environments—spouse, child, ruler, friend, social ties, or place—because their influence can undermine character, safety, and righteous living.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Brahmadatta delivers a concise maxim of practical ethics (nīti), listing six sources of harm and advising that they be abandoned from a safe distance.