Shloka 17
Kāpavya-carita (कापव्यचरित) — Reforming Dasyus through Regulated Rāja-Dharma
Devanagari script
आर्षमप्यत्र पश्यन्ति विकर्मस्थस्य पातनम् | न तादृक्सदृशं किज्चित् प्रमाणं दृश्यते क्वचित्
Translation
在此事上，他们也援引圣仙之证（āṛṣa-pramāṇa），以示那陷于违逆之行（vikarma）者必致堕落。世间任何地方都见不到可与诸仙之言相匹敌的凭据。
Word by Word
आर्षम्ṛṣi-based, belonging to seers (authoritative)
आर्षम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
पश्यन्तिthey see, they observe
पश्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
विकर्मस्थस्यof one who is engaged in forbidden/contrary action
विकर्मस्थस्य:
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविकर्मस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पातनम्falling down; casting down; punishment/ruin
पातनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपातन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तादृक्such, of that kind
तादृक्:
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सदृशम्similar, comparable
सदृशम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
किञ्चित्anything (at all), something
किञ्चित्:
TypePronoun/Indeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
प्रमाणम्authority, valid proof
प्रमाणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दृश्यतेis seen, is found
दृश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive (Karmani)
क्वचित्anywhere, ever
क्वचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes