Shloka 10

नृशंस-लक्षणनिर्णयः | Determining the Marks of Cruel Conduct

Nṛśaṃsa

Devanagari script

न हि वैरं महात्मानो विवृण्वन्त्यपकारिषु । शनै: शनैर्महाराज दर्शयन्ति सम ते बलम्‌,महाराज! महामनस्वी पुरुष अपनी बुराई करने-वालोंपर वैरभाव नहीं प्रकट करते हैं। वे धीरे-धीरे ही अपना बल दिखाते हैं

Transliteration

na hi vairaṁ mahātmāno vivṛṇvanty apakāriṣu | śanaiḥ śanair mahārāja darśayanti sama te balam ||

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช! ผู้มีจิตใจยิ่งใหญ่ไม่แสดงความเป็นศัตรูต่อผู้ที่ทำร้ายตนอย่างเปิดเผย เขาจะแสดงกำลังของตนทีละน้อยในกาลอันควร พร้อมรักษาความสงบและความสำรวม

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• वै: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वैरम्: enmity/hostility
• वैरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• महात्मानः: great-souled men
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• विवृण्वन्ति: display/reveal
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वृ (वृणोति/वृणुते)
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• अपकारिषु: towards wrongdoers (those who do harm)
• अपकारिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपकारिन्
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• शनैः: slowly/gradually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• शनैः: slowly/gradually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• दर्शयन्ति: show/manifest
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (दर्शयति)
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• सम्: fully/together (prefix-like adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• बलम्: strength/power
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Mahārāja (the king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)