Shloka 77
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
Devanagari script
नेत्राभ्यां सरुजाभ्यां यः प्रतिवातमुदी क्षते । तस्य वायुरुजात्यर्थ नेत्रयोर्भवति ध्रुवम्
Transliteration
netrābhyāṃ sarujābhyāṃ yaḥ prativātam udīkṣate | tasya vāyur ujātyarthaṃ netrayor bhavati dhruvam ||
Translation
梵摩达多说道：“若有人双目本已疼痛，却仍直视迎面而来的风；则因那风之故，其眼中痛苦必定大大加剧。”
Word by Word
नेत्राभ्याम्with (his) eyes
नेत्राभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनेत्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Dual
सरुजाभ्याम्with painful/ailing (ones)
सरुजाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसरुज
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Dual
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिवातम्towards/against the wind
प्रतिवातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिवात
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उदीक्षतेlooks (towards)
उदीक्षते:
TypeVerb
Rootईक्ष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वायुःwind
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रुजातिcauses pain / afflicts
रुजाति:
TypeVerb
Rootरुज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अर्थम्greatly; indeed (intensifier)
अर्थम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्थ
नेत्रयोःin/of the two eyes
नेत्रयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनेत्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Dual
भवतिbecomes; occurs
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ध्रुवम्certainly
ध्रुवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootध्रुव
Speaker
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BrahmadattaW
wind (vāyu)E
eyes (netra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Do not knowingly place yourself in conditions that worsen an existing weakness or affliction; prudent restraint prevents avoidable increase of suffering.
Brahmadatta uses a simple bodily example—painful eyes exposed to an oncoming wind—to illustrate how certain choices predictably intensify distress, serving as a moral analogy for wise behavior.