Shloka 7

अदारा-नीति

Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction

Devanagari script

असम्भावितरूपस्त्वमानृशंस्यं करिष्यसि । तं॑ त्वामयशसा स्मृष्टं न ब्रूयां यदि संजय

Transliteration

asambhāvitarūpas tvam ānṛśaṁsyaṁ kariṣyasi | taṁ tvām ayaśasā smṛṣṭaṁ na brūyāṁ yadi sañjaya ||

Translation

“Ngươi, kẻ mà bản tính thật còn chưa được thấu rõ, sắp phạm một hành vi tàn nhẫn. Hỡi Sañjaya, nếu ta không nói rằng ngươi bị hoen ố bởi ô danh vì việc ấy, thì ta đã không gọi đúng tên lỗi đạo lý mà lối hành xử ấy đáng phải mang.”

Word by Word

• असम्भावितरूपः: one whose form/condition is not esteemed (dishonoured)
• असम्भावितरूपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भावित-रूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अमानृशंस्यम्: cruelty; lack of compassion
• अमानृशंस्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमानृशंस्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• करिष्यसि: you will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular

• तम्: that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयशसा: with disgrace; by ill-fame
• अयशसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयशस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• स्मृष्टम्: remembered/mentioned (as)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (स्मृत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ब्रूयाम्: I should say
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-liṅ), First, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

पुत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Cruelty (ānṛśaṁsya) is a clear ethical failing that brings dishonor; moral speech should name and censure such conduct rather than remain silent.

What is happening in the narrative?

A son addresses Sañjaya directly, warning that Sañjaya is about to commit a cruel act and asserting that it would be wrong not to call him disgraced for it.