Shloka 11
Vipula’s Guru-Obedience, Divine Flowers, and the Peril of Others’ Oaths (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—पुष्पप्राप्तिः शपथ-प्रसङ्गश्च)
Devanagari script
सम्पूज्यमाना: पुरुषैर्विकुर्वन्ति मनो नृषु
Transliteration
sampūjyamānāḥ puruṣair vikurvanti mano nṛṣu
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Khi một người được đàn ông tôn vinh và ca tụng mãi, tâm trí họ trở nên lệch lạc—thái độ đối với kẻ khác cũng đổi thay.”
Word by Word
सम्पूज्यमानाःbeing honored / being worshipped
सम्पूज्यमानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + पूज् (धातु) → सम्पूज्यमान (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive, शानच् (वर्तमानकालिक कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त)
पुरुषैःby men
पुरुषैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विकुर्वन्तिthey disturb / they agitate / they alter
विकुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृ (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मनःthe mind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नृषुamong men / in men
नृषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
puruṣāḥ (people/men)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Excessive honor and praise can corrupt a person’s inner disposition; therefore one should cultivate humility and steadiness of mind even when respected.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused dialogue, Yudhiṣṭhira reflects on human psychology and moral weakness, noting how social veneration can lead people to lose balance and behave wrongly toward others.