Shloka 9
चिरकारि-उपाख्यानम् / The Exemplum of Cirakārī: Deliberation Before Irreversible Action
Devanagari script
अभीत: शुचिरभ्येति राजद्वारमशड्कित: । न हि दुश्चरितं किंचिदन्तरात्मनि पश्यति
Transliteration
abhītaḥ śucir abhyeti rājadvāram aśaṅkitaḥ | na hi duścaritaṃ kiñcid antarātmani paśyati ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：无畏而清净之人，走近国王之门时不生疑惧与忧虑。因为在他内在的自我之中，看不见丝毫恶行的痕迹；他的良知并不控告他。
Word by Word
अभीतःfearless
अभीतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुचिःpure
शुचिः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्येतिapproaches
अभ्येति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-इ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राज-द्वारम्the king's gate
राज-द्वारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अशङ्कितःwithout suspicion/without fear
अशङ्कितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअशङ्कित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
दुश्चरितम्misdeed, bad conduct
दुश्चरितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुश्चरित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किञ्चित्anything (at all)
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
अन्तरात्मनिin (his) inner self/conscience
अन्तरात्मनि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पश्यतिsees
पश्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootपश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
king (rājā)R
royal gate/court (rājadvāra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Moral purity produces fearlessness: one who has no wrongdoing on the conscience can face authority openly, because the inner self does not reveal any hidden fault.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma explains to the listener that a person of clean character can approach the king’s court confidently, unlike one burdened by guilt.