Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

पूर्व सम्मानना यत्र पश्चाच्चैव विमानना । जह्यात्‌ तत्‌ सत्त्ववान्‌ स्थान शत्रो: सम्मानितो5पि सन्‌ ।। जहाँ पहले सम्मान मिला हो, वहीं पीछे अपमान होने लगे तो प्रत्येक शक्तिशाली पुरुषको पुनः सम्मान मिलनेपर भी उस स्थानका परित्याग कर देना चाहिये

Transliteration

pūrva-sammānanā yatra paścāc caiva vimānanā | jahyāt tat sattvavān sthānaṃ śatroḥ sammānito 'pi san ||

Translation

สถานที่ใดเคยให้เกียรติในกาลก่อน แต่ภายหลังกลับกลายเป็นที่ดูหมิ่น ผู้มีสัจจะและศักดิ์ศรีพึงละทิ้งสถานที่นั้นเสีย—แม้ศัตรูจะย้อนมามอบเกียรติอีกครั้งก็ตาม

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

• सम्मानना: honour, respectful treatment
• सम्मानना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्मानना
• Form: Feminine, nominative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र
• Form: Avyaya (relative adverb of place)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• विमानना: dishonour, contempt
• विमानना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमानना
• Form: Feminine, nominative singular

• जह्यात्: should abandon, should leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा
• Form: Optative (vidhiliṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• तत्: that (place/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• सत्त्ववान्: strong, possessed of strength/virtue
• सत्त्ववान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्ववत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• शत्रोः: of an enemy
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, genitive singular

• सम्मानितः: honoured, respected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मानित
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular; past passive participle (kta) from सम्+मान्

• अपि: even, although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Avyaya (concessive particle)

• सन्: being
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular; present active participle (śatṛ) from अस्

Speaker

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्रह्मदत्त (Brahmadatta)
• शत्रु (enemy)