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Shloka 30

Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)

अन्यथा बहुबुद्धयाढ्यो वाक्‍्यं वदति संसदि । अन्यथैव हाहंवादी दुर्बलं वदते वच:

anyathā bahubuddhyāḍhyo vākyaṃ vadati saṃsadi | anyathaiva hāhaṃvādī durbalaṃ vadate vacaḥ ||

Maheshvara nói: “Người giàu trí hiểu khi nói trong hội chúng thì theo một lối—điềm đạm, có phân biệt, hợp thời hợp cảnh. Còn kẻ khoe khoang tự tôn lại nói hẳn khác, thốt ra lời yếu ớt và không đáng tin. Người có tri thức và sự phân biệt thực tiễn, giỏi cân nhắc các khả năng, và đem điều nghi ngờ hỏi nhiều bậc thuyết giảng xứng đáng, thì không rơi vào khốn đốn.”

अन्यथाotherwise, in another way
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
बहु-बुद्धि-आढ्यःrich in much intelligence
बहु-बुद्धि-आढ्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआढ्य (बहुबुद्धि-आढ्य)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाक्यम्speech, statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदतिspeaks
वदति:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
संसदिin the assembly
संसदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंसद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अन्यथाotherwise, differently
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हाहम्-वादीone who cries 'alas, I!' (self-pitying/egoistic talker)
हाहम्-वादी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवादी (हाहम्-वादी)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुर्बलम्weak, feeble
दुर्बलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्बल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदतेspeaks
वदते:
TypeVerb
Rootवद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrīmaheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
S
saṃsad (assembly/council)

Educational Q&A

Cultivate knowledge and practical discernment, consult capable people to resolve doubts, and speak appropriately in public; avoid ego-driven boasting, which produces weak and untrustworthy speech and leads to trouble.

Śrīmaheśvara is instructing about conduct and speech: he contrasts the measured words of a truly intelligent person in an assembly with the feeble talk of an ‘I-centered’ braggart, and commends seeking clarification from multiple competent speakers to avoid adversity.