Shloka 19
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
Devanagari script
यदा नियतिकार्पण्यमथैषामेव रोचते । न हात्यन्तं धनवन्तो भवन्ति सुखिनो5पि वा
Transliteration
yadā niyati-kārpaṇyam athaiṣām eva rocate | na hi atyantaṃ dhanavanto bhavanti sukhino 'pi vā |
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“当命运所致的贫困成为他们亲身经历的处境时，正是这种见解反而令他们心悦诚服。因为无人能永远极富，也无人能永远圆满快乐。因此，不应以财富自矜。”
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
नियतिfate, destiny
नियति:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनियति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कार्पण्यम्poverty, wretchedness
कार्पण्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्पण्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अथthen, thereupon
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एषाम्of these (people)
एषाम्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
रोचतेpleases, seems good
रोचते:
TypeVerb
Rootरुच्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
अत्यन्तम्excessively, utterly
अत्यन्तम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यन्त
धनवन्तःwealthy (people)
धनवन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधनवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
सुखिनःhappy (people)
सुखिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Wealth and happiness are unstable; since fate can reduce anyone to hardship, one should abandon arrogance based on riches and cultivate humility and dharmic conduct.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he reflects on how people endorse moral restraint especially when they themselves experience misfortune, emphasizing the universal impermanence of prosperity.