Shloka 7

Devanagari script

न च मे क्रोधमुत्स्रष्टुं बुद्धिर्भवति पार्थिव।।।।तथा भूता हि सा चर्या न शापस्तत्र मुच्यते।

Transliteration

na ca me krodham utsraṣṭuṃ buddhir bhavati pārthiva | tathā bhūtā hi sā caryā na śāpas tatra mucyate ||

Translation

大王啊，我的心智不容我放纵怒火；因为那仪轨的戒律如此——在那时不可发出诅咒。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; enclitic

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (कर्म) (of infinitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• utsraṣṭum: to vent / to let go
• utsraṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन) / Kriyārtha (क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्), 'to release/vent'

• buddhiḥ: the mind/resolve
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhavati: is / arises
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्) present; Prathamapuruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• pārthiva: O king
• pārthiva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• bhūtā: being such
• bhūtā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhū (धातु) + kta (क्त) → bhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle used adjectivally; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies "caryā"

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) giving emphasis

• sā: that
• sā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally with "caryā"

• caryā: conduct/rite (performance)
• caryā: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: caryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• śāpaḥ: a curse
• śāpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tatra: there / in that case
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place/time (देश/कालवाचक)

• mucyate: is released
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्) present; Prathamapuruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada; passive sense 'is released'

Context

When my sacrifice generally speaking, is nearing completion the powerful and well-trained Maricha and Subahu who are raining streams of blood and flesh upon the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is shown as restraint: even justified anger must be governed by the rules of sacred duty; self-control preserves the sanctity of the rite.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra explains why he did not curse the rākṣasas despite provocation: the sacrificial discipline forbids such an outburst at that time.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue is kṣamā/dama (forbearance and control of anger), subordinating personal emotion to dharmic procedure.