Shloka 32
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
Devanagari script
ईर्याभिमानसम्पन्ना राजन् पुरुषमानिन: । कच्चित् त्वं न तथा राजन् मत्सरी कोसलाधिप
Transliteration
īrṣyābhimānasampannā rājan puruṣamāninaḥ | kaccit tvaṃ na tathā rājan matsarī kosalādhipa ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“噢，国王，许多自以为伟丈夫的人，心中充满嫉妒与傲慢。噢，拘萨罗之主，告诉我——你并非那等人吧：怀嫉而怀怨？”
Word by Word
ईर्ष्या-अभिमान-सम्पन्नाःendowed with envy and pride
ईर्ष्या-अभिमान-सम्पन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootईर्ष्या + अभिमान + सम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पुरुष-मानिनःthinking themselves to be men (self-styled heroes)
पुरुष-मानिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुष + मानिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कच्चित्surely? (I hope)
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तथाthus; in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मत्सरीenvious; jealous
मत्सरी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्सरिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कोसल-अधिपO lord of Kosala
कोसल-अधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootकोसल + अधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaK
King (addressed interlocutor)K
Kosala (kingdom)K
Kosalādhipa (ruler of Kosala)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhishma warns that self-importance often breeds jealousy and spite; a ruler should examine himself and avoid these inner faults, since they corrupt judgment and dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma addresses a king (the ruler of Kosala) and questions him directly, probing whether he is free from envy and pride—vices that undermine good governance.