Shloka 13

राष्ट्रगुप्ति-संग्रहः

Protection of the Realm and Principles of Revenue & Local Administration

Devanagari script

विक्रयं क्रयमध्वानं भक्त च सपरिच्छदम्‌

Transliteration

vikrayaṁ krayam adhvānaṁ bhaktaṁ ca saparicchadam

Translation

భీష్ముడు అన్నాడు—అమ్మకం, కొనుగోలు, వ్యాపార ప్రయాణం, అలాగే తన సామానుతో కూడిన ఆశ్రితుడు—ఇవన్నీ సరుకుల్లా భావించకూడదు. ధర్మాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి, రక్షణ-బంధాలను కేవలం మార్కెట్ లావాదేవీలుగా మార్చకూడదు.

Word by Word

• विक्रयम्: sale
• विक्रयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रयम्: purchase
• क्रयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अध्वानम्: journey/road
• अध्वानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भक्तम्: food; ration
• भक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सपरिच्छदम्: together with equipment/attendants (with belongings)
• सपरिच्छदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-परिच्छद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma underscores that dharma places limits on market logic: buying and selling are legitimate within bounds, but one must not commodify persons or relationships of dependence and protection, nor let profit-driven conduct override moral responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma continues advising on proper social and economic behavior, listing commercial acts and the treatment of dependents as areas where ethical restraint and duty must guide action.