Shloka 13

Chapter 81: Trust, Allies, and the Qualifications of the King’s Artha-Secretary (अर्थसचिव)

Devanagari script

यं मन्येत ममाभावादिममर्थागमं स्पृशेत्‌ । नित्यं तस्माच्छडुकितव्यममित्र तद्‌ विदुर्बुधा:

Transliteration

yaṁ manyeta mamābhāvād imam arthāgamaṁ spṛśet | nityaṁ tasmāc chadukitavyam amitra tad vidur budhāḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: “Kung may iniisip kang, ‘Kapag wala na ako, ang taong ito ay maaaring maging hari at angkinin ang buong daloy ng yaman,’ kung gayon—sino man siya, maging kapatid, kapitbahay, o anak—dapat kang laging magbantay laban sa kanya. Sapagkat kinikilala ng marurunong ang gayong tao bilang kaaway.”

Word by Word

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मन्येत: might think/should consider
• मन्येत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada (usage)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, —

• अभावात्: from (my) absence / after (my) non-existence
• अभावात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभाव
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्थ: wealth/benefit
• अर्थ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, —, —

• आगमम्: acquisition/income/coming into possession
• आगमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्पृशेत्: might touch/lay hands on/appropriate
• स्पृशेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• तस्मात्: from him/therefore (from that person)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• षड्: six
• षड्: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: षष्
• Form: —, —, —

• उकितव्यम्: should be said/uttered (reading uncertain)
• उकितव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Verbal adjective
• Root: उकितव्य (from √वच्/उच्, intended sense: 'to be spoken/said')
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अमित्रम्: an enemy
• अमित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विदुः: know/consider
• विदुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बुधाः: the wise (men)
• बुधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (बुध)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• king (rājā)
• brother
• neighbor
• son
• enemy (amitra)