Shloka 51
Devanagari script
एतत् तु रोचतां वाक्य यदुक्तोडसि मयानघ । एतत् क्षेममहं मनन््ये तव चैव कुलस्यथ च
Transliteration
etat tu rocatāṃ vākyaṃ yad ukto ’si mayānagha | etat kṣemam ahaṃ manye tava caiva kulasya ca ||
Translation
桑阇耶说道：“无瑕之人啊，愿我对你所说的话能令你心中欢喜。我认为此道才是真正安稳而有益之途——既为你，也为你整个宗族的福祉。”
Word by Word
एतत्this (thing/statement)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
रोचताम्let (them) be pleasing / may (they) please
रोचताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootरुच्
FormImperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वाक्यम्speech/statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उक्तम्said/spoken
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Passive (PPP)
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
अनघO sinless one
अनघ:
TypeNoun (vocative used as address)
Rootअनघ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एतत्this (as such)
एतत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षेमम्welfare/safety
क्षेमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
मन्येI think/consider
मन्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कुलस्यof the family/clan
कुलस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकुल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अथand/then (also)
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sañjaya (speaker)A
Anagha (addressee, epithet: 'blameless one')K
kula (the family/lineage, i.e., the Kuru/Kaurava line in context)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
The verse frames ethical counsel in terms of kṣema—true welfare and safety—emphasizing that wise advice should aim at the good of both the individual and the wider family/dynasty, not merely immediate advantage.
Sañjaya concludes or reinforces his advice to the addressed person, urging that his words be accepted as agreeable and asserting that the proposed course is beneficial for the listener and for the entire lineage.