Shloka 22

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

न हि राज्यं महाप्राज्ञ स्वेन कामेन शक्‍्यते । अवापुतु रक्षितुं वापि भोक्तुं भरतसत्तम

Transliteration

na hi rājyaṃ mahāprājña svena kāmena śakyate | avāptuṃ rakṣituṃ vāpi bhoktuṃ bharatasattama ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“大智者啊，国度并非仅凭一己之欲便可得、可守，甚至可享。婆罗多族之最优者啊！”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• राज्यम्: kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• महाप्राज्ञ: O very wise one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• स्वेन: by one's own
• स्वेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• कामेन: desire/wish
• कामेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• शक्यते: is possible/can be
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक्
• Form: present, third, singular, Atmanepada, passive

• अवाप्तुम्: to obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप्
• Form: infinitive (tumun)

• रक्षितुम्: to protect
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: infinitive (tumun)

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भोक्तुम्: to enjoy/consume
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: infinitive (tumun)

• भरतसत्तम: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतसत्तम
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharatasattama (epithet of a Bharata prince)