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Shloka 42

Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā

Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative

धर्माभिचारिण: पापाक्षौरा लोकस्य कण्टका: । समागच्छन्ति तान्‌ बुद्धवा नियच्छेच्छमयीत च,“कपटपूर्ण धर्मका आचरण करनेवाले, पापात्मा, चोर तथा जगत्‌के लिये कण्टकरूप मनुष्य वहाँ छद्यवेष धारण करके आते रहते हैं, उन सबका पता लगाकर उन्हें कैद कर ले अथवा भय दिखाकर उनकी पापतृत्ति शान्त कर दे

dharmābhicāriṇaḥ pāpākṣaurā lokasya kaṇṭakāḥ | samāgacchanti tān buddhvā niyacchec chamayīta ca ||

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “ผู้ที่อาศัยธรรมะเป็นข้ออ้างแล้วประพฤติคดโกง—คนบาป โจร และผู้เป็นหนามยอกอกของสังคม—ย่อมมาถึงที่นั่นโดยปลอมตัวอยู่เสมอ เมื่อรู้ตัวแล้วพึงควบคุมไว้: จะคุมขัง หรือทำให้เกรงกลัวโทษทัณฑ์เพื่อระงับและกดข่มความชั่วของเขา”

धर्माभिचारिणःpractising (false) dharma / hypocritical in conduct
धर्माभिचारिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्माभिचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पापाक्षौराःsinful wretches (lit. those with evil nature/appearance)
पापाक्षौराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपापाक्षौर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोकस्यof the world / of the people
लोकस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कण्टकाःthorns; pests; troublemakers
कण्टकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकण्टक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समागच्छन्तिthey come together / they arrive
समागच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
बुद्ध्वाhaving understood / having identified
बुद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootबुध्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Active
नियच्छेत्he should restrain / arrest
नियच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-यम्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
शमयीतhe should pacify / make desist
शमयीत:
TypeVerb
Rootशम् (causative: शमय्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

A ruler must protect society from hypocrites and criminals who cloak themselves in the appearance of dharma; after identifying them, he should restrain them through detention or deterrent punishment so their harmful conduct is checked.

In Bhīṣma’s instruction on righteous governance in the Śānti Parva, he advises the king on dealing with disruptive elements—those who enter in disguise and harm society—by investigation, restraint, and corrective deterrence.