Shloka 6
Devanagari script
लोकवृत्ताद् राजवृत्तमन्यदाह बृहस्पति: । तस्माद् राज्ञाप्रमत्तेन स्वार्थश्रिन्त्य: सदैव हि
Transliteration
lokavṛttād rājavṛttam anyad āha bṛhaspatiḥ | tasmād rājñāpramattena svārthaś cintyaḥ sadaiva hi ||
Translation
杜尤陀那说道：“布里哈斯帕提曾宣示：王者之道的行事准则不同于世俗常人的行径。因此，君王必须恒常警醒，时时思量自身之利。”
Word by Word
लोकवृत्तात्from the conduct of the people
लोकवृत्तात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootलोकवृत्त
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
राजवृत्तम्the conduct of a king
राजवृत्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजवृत्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्यत्different, other
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आहsaid
आह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबृहस्पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मात्therefore, from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतस्मद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अप्रमत्तेनby one who is vigilant/unheedless (i.e., not careless)
अप्रमत्तेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रमत्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
स्वार्थचिन्त्यःto be thought of as one’s own purpose (i.e., one should think of one’s own interest)
स्वार्थचिन्त्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वार्थचिन्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदैवalways
सदैव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaB
BṛhaspatiCharacter 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 asserts a separation between ordinary social morality (lokavṛtta) and the special code of kingship (rājavṛtta), urging the ruler to be constantly vigilant and to prioritize political self-interest as a principle of governance.
In the Sabha Parva context, Duryodhana articulates a hard-edged political stance, citing Bṛhaspati as an authority to justify a king’s distinct conduct and the need to focus on advantage and strategy rather than common social expectations.