Shloka 30
राजधर्मप्रश्नः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry into Rājadharma (Śānti-parva 56)
Devanagari script
विनश्यमानं धर्म हि योउभिरक्षेत् स धर्मवित् । न तेन धर्महा स स्यान्मन्युस्तन्मन्युमृच्छति
Translation
“凡以自身之力护持将亡之达摩者，乃为知达摩之人。故即便诛之，亦不应称为‘害达摩者’；其实，不过是忿怒与忿怒相撞而已。”
Word by Word
विनश्यमानम्perishing, being destroyed
विनश्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविनश्यत् (धातु: वि-नश्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma, righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उभिःby both (means/sides)
उभिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootउभ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
रक्षेत्should protect
रक्षेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मवित्knower of dharma
धर्मवित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मवित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेनby him/thereby
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
धर्महाdestroyer of dharma
धर्महा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्महन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मन्युःanger, wrath
मन्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मन्युम्anger
मन्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ऋच्छतिreaches, meets, encounters
ऋच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootऋच्छ् (गम्-अर्थे)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes