Shloka 36
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
Devanagari script
न मन्त्रयेयमन्यैस्ते सचिवै: सह कर्हिचित् । नीतिमन्त:ः परीप्सन्तो वृथा ब्रूयु: परे मयि
Transliteration
na mantrayeyam anyais te sacivaiḥ saha karhicit | nītimantaḥ parīpsanto vṛthā brūyuḥ pare mayi ||
Translation
沙尔图拉说道：“我决不与您的其他大臣同席共议。因为那些虽通权谋的臣子会因嫉妒而起，向他人说些无益的毁谤之辞。”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मन्त्रयेयम्I should consult / I would deliberate
मन्त्रयेयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्त्रय्
FormVidhi-linga, optative (potential), 1st, singular, Parasmaipada
अन्यैःwith others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
सचिवैःministers, counselors
सचिवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसचिव
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
कर्हिचित्ever, at any time
कर्हिचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकर्हिचित्
नीतिमन्तःpolicy-wise, prudent
नीतिमन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनीतिमत्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
परीप्सन्तःdesiring, seeking
परीप्सन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-आप्
Formpresent active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, plural
वृथाvainly, falsely, to no purpose
वृथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा
ब्रूयुःthey would say / might speak
ब्रूयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormVidhi-linga, optative (potential), 3rd, plural, Parasmaipada
परेothers
परे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
मयिabout me / in regard to me
मयि:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formlocative, singular
Speaker
शार्टूल उवाच
Characters & Entities
श
शार्टूल (Śārṭūla)स
सचिव (ministers/advisers)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
Even capable advisers can be compromised by envy and rivalry; therefore, a ruler (or any leader) must manage counsel carefully, protecting deliberation from factionalism and guarding reputations from malicious speech.
Śārṭūla declares he will not participate in joint consultations with the king’s other ministers, fearing they will resent him and spread disparaging, unproductive talk about him to others.