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Shloka 14

Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam

The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting

सत्यं च लोकवादो<यं लोके चरति सुव्रता: । स्वयं प्राप्ते परिभवों भवतीति विनिशक्ष॒य:

Bhīṣma uvāca: satyaṃ ca lokavādo ’yaṃ loke carati suvratāḥ | svayaṃ prāpte paribhavo bhavatīti viniścayaḥ ||

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “โอ้เหล่าโคผู้ทรงวัตรอันประเสริฐ สุภาษิตที่เลื่องลือในโลกนี้เป็นความจริง—ผู้ใดไปยังเรือนผู้อื่นโดยมิได้รับเชิญ ย่อมประสบความดูหมิ่นเป็นแน่ นี่คือข้อยุติอันมั่นคง”

सत्यम्truth; true (it is true)
सत्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
लोकवादःpopular saying; common report
लोकवादः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोकवाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चरतिgoes about; is current
चरति:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुव्रताःO you of good vows/observances
सुव्रताः:
TypeNoun
Rootसुव्रत
FormFeminine, Vocative, Plural
स्वयम्of oneself; uninvited/by oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
प्राप्तेwhen (one has) come/arrived
प्राप्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
परिभवःdisrespect; humiliation
परिभवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरिभव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिhappens; occurs; is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus; '...'
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
विनिश्चयःcertainty; definite conclusion
विनिश्चयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
C
cows (gauḥ, addressed as suvratāḥ)
T
the world/people (loka)

Educational Q&A

One should observe social propriety: going uninvited to someone’s home commonly results in slight or disrespect; therefore restraint and respect for boundaries are part of dharma.

Bhishma addresses a group of cows described as ‘of excellent vows,’ affirming a well-known worldly maxim and using it to frame guidance on proper conduct and the consequences of disregarding social norms.