Shloka 13

कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च

The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion

Devanagari script

नर: पापसमाचारस्त्यक्तव्यो दूरतो बुध: । आत्मानं यो5भिसंधत्ते सोअन्यस्य स्यात्‌ कथं हितः

Transliteration

naraḥ pāpasamācāras tyaktavyo dūrato budhaḥ | ātmānaṃ yo ’bhisandhatte so ’nyasya syāt kathaṃ hitaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：行为罪恶之人，智者当远远舍弃。凡自欺者——又怎能真正成为他人的善意之友？

Word by Word

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पापसमाचारः: one of sinful conduct
• पापसमाचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापसमाचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्यक्तव्यः: should be abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: तव्यत्, Passive (obligative), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दूरतः: from afar
• दूरतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूरतस्

• बुधैः: by the wise
• बुधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिसंधत्ते: deceives / plots against
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-सम्-धा
• Form: Lat, Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्यस्य: of another (person)
• अन्यस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• स्यात्: could be / would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Vidhi-lin, Optative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• हितः: beneficial / well-wisher
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wise people should keep distance from habitual wrongdoers, because someone who is false to his own conscience and self-understanding cannot reliably act for the welfare of others.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma advises the listener on discerning associations: avoid those of sinful behavior, since inner self-betrayal undermines any claim to being another’s true well-wisher.