Shloka 8

असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्

On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment

Devanagari script

योग: क्षेमश्न राष्ट्रस्य धर्माधर्मो त्वयि स्थितौ । मुच्यस्व महतो भारात्‌ त्यागमेवाभिसंश्रय,राष्ट्रके योग और क्षेम, धर्म तथा अधर्म सब तुममें ही स्थित हैं। तुम इस महान्‌ भारसे मुक्त हो जाओ और त्यागका ही आश्रय लो

Transliteration

yogaḥ kṣemaś ca rāṣṭrasya dharmādharmau tvayi sthitau | mucyasva mahato bhārāt tyāgam evābhisaṃśraya ||

Translation

Wika ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Ang kapakanan at katiwasayan ng kaharian—maging ang dharma at adharma—ay nakasalalay sa iyo. Palayain mo ang iyong sarili sa mabigat na pasaning ito; sa pagtalikod at pagwawaksi ka lamang manangan.”

Word by Word

• योगः: welfare/prosperity (yoga)
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षेमः: security/peace (kṣema)
• क्षेमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• राष्ट्रस्य: of the kingdom/state
• राष्ट्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अधर्मः: adharma, unrighteousness
• अधर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Locative, Singular

• स्थितौ: are situated/stand (the two)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (स्थित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• मुच्यस्व: be released / free yourself
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive (ātmanepada form)

• महतः: from the great
• महतः: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भारात्: from the burden
• भारात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• त्यागम्: renunciation
• त्यागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: alone/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभिसंश्रय: resort to / take refuge in
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-सम्-श्रि
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• rāṣṭra (the kingdom/state)