Shloka 15
Devanagari script
नास्ति वै जातित:ः शत्रु: पुरुषस्य विशाम्पते । येन साधारणी वृत्ति: स शत्रुर्नेतरो जन:
Transliteration
nāsti vai jātitaḥ śatruḥ puruṣasya viśāmpate | yena sādhāraṇī vṛttiḥ sa śatrur netaro janaḥ ||
Translation
اے رعایا کے سردار! آدمی کا دشمن محض پیدائش سے نہیں ہوتا۔ جس کے ساتھ اس کی روزی اور پیشہ مشترک ہو، وہی حسد کے باعث دشمن بن جاتا ہے؛ دوسرے نہیں۔
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
जातितःfrom birth/caste (by birth)
जातितः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
शत्रुःenemy
शत्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषस्यof a man/person
पुरुषस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
येनby/with whom; by which
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
साधारणीcommon/shared
साधारणी:
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधारण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वृत्तिःlivelihood/occupation
वृत्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe/that (person)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शत्रुःenemy
शत्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इतरःother
इतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जनःperson/people
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नर-ईश्वरO king (lord of men)
नर-ईश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Enmity is not innate or determined by birth; it often arises from competition over the same livelihood or social space, where jealousy and rivalry turn peers into adversaries.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana is speaking in a royal setting, reflecting on the causes of hostility and rivalry—implicitly framing political and personal conflict as driven by competitive interests rather than mere lineage.