Shloka 53

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

एवं वसेह ससस्‍्नेहा यथाकाममहिंसिता । यत्‌ कृतं तत्‌ तु मे क्षान्तं त्वं च वै क्षम पूजनि

Transliteration

evaṁ vaseha sa-snehā yathākāmaṁ ahiṁsitā | yat kṛtaṁ tat tu me kṣāntaṁ tvaṁ ca vai kṣama pūjani pūjanī ||

Translation

اے قابلِ تعظیم خاتون! تم یہاں محبت کے ساتھ، اپنی مرضی کے مطابق، بے خوف رہو؛ میں تمہیں کسی طرح کی اذیت نہ پہنچاؤں گا۔ تم نے جو کچھ کیا، میں نے معاف کیا؛ اور میں نے جو کچھ کیا ہو، تم بھی معاف کر دو۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वसेः: live, dwell (you should dwell)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Lot (imperative), 2, 1, Parasmaipada

• सस्नेहा: affectionate, with affection
• सस्नेहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सस्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कामम्: desire, wish; (here) as you wish
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अहिंसिता: not harmed, unharmed
• अहिंसिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कृतम्: done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• क्षान्तम्: forgiven, borne
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु) → क्षान्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular

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

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• क्षम: forgive (you forgive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: Lot (imperative), 2, 1, Parasmaipada

• पूजनि: O venerable one / O worthy of honor
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजनीय (प्रातिपदिक; vocative form used)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmadatta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches kṣamā (forgiveness) grounded in ahiṁsā (non-violence): one should renounce retaliation, offer pardon for wrongs received, and also seek mutual forgiveness to restore ethical harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Brahmadatta addresses a respected person (pūjanī), assuring them safety and freedom to stay as they wish. He explicitly forgives their past action and requests reciprocal forgiveness for anything he may have done, signaling reconciliation.