Shloka 31
मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्
Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition
Devanagari script
स्थानानि शड़्कितानां च नित्यमेव विवर्जयेत् । न च तेष्वाश्वसेद् राजा जाग्रतीह निराकृता:
Transliteration
sthānāni śaṅkitānāṁ ca nityam eva vivarjayet | na ca teṣv āśvased rājā jāgratīha nirākṛtāḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“君王当恒常避开那些疑心已起之人所常出入之处。君王亦不可对他们寄以信任；因为在此世间，凡被拒斥或受伤害的仇敌，常怀复仇之念，时时警觉伺机。”
Word by Word
स्थानानिplaces, locations
स्थानानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
शङ्कितानाम्of the suspicious/those who have become doubtful
शङ्कितानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootशङ्कित (कृदन्त; शङ्क् + क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विवर्जयेत्should avoid, should shun
विवर्जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootविवृज्/वर्ज् (धातु; वर्ज्—त्यागे) + वि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेषुin them, towards them
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
आश्वसेत्should trust, should feel confidence
आश्वसेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्वस् (धातु; श्वस्—विश्वासे/श्वासे)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जाग्रतिthey stay awake, they are vigilant
जाग्रति:
TypeVerb
Rootजागृ (धातु) / जाग्रत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इहhere, in this world
इह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
निराकृताःrejected, repulsed, insulted
निराकृताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिराकृत (कृदन्त; निर्-आ-√कृ + क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaR
rājā (the king)Ś
śatravaḥ (enemies, implied by context)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes