Shloka 30
राजधर्मप्रश्नः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry into Rājadharma (Śānti-parva 56)
Devanagari script
विनश्यमानं धर्म हि योउभिरक्षेत् स धर्मवित् । न तेन धर्महा स स्यान्मन्युस्तन्मन्युमृच्छति
Translation
“Ang haring nagtatanggol, sa sariling lakas, sa dharmang nalulugmok at naglalaho, siya ang tunay na nakaaalam ng dharma. Kaya’t sa pagpaparusa sa kanya, hindi siya maituturing na tagapagwasak ng dharma; sa katotohanan, galit lamang ang sumasalubong sa galit.”
Word by Word
विनश्यमानम्perishing, being destroyed
विनश्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविनश्यत् (धातु: वि-नश्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma, righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उभिःby both (means/sides)
उभिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootउभ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
रक्षेत्should protect
रक्षेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मवित्knower of dharma
धर्मवित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मवित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेनby him/thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
धर्महाdestroyer of dharma
धर्महा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्महन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मन्युःanger, wrath
मन्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मन्युम्anger
मन्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऋच्छतिreaches, meets, encounters
ऋच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootऋच्छ् (गम्-अर्थे)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes