Monday 4 November 2013

Today's Subhaashita. (Discourse between Bheeshma and Yudhishthara on 'Rajdharma' (continued).

न संत्याज्यं च ते धैर्यं कदाचिदपि पाण्डव  |
धीरस्य स्पष्टदण्डस्य न भयं विद्द्यते क्वचित् ||

अर्थ  -   हे पाण्डुनन्दन !तुम्हें कभी भी धैर्य का त्याग नाही करना चाहिये |  जो अपराधियों को दण्ड देने में संकोच नहीं करता और सदा धैर्य रखता है, उस राजा को कभी भय नहीं होता है |

Na santyaajyam cha te dhairryam kadaachidapi paandava.
Dheerasya spashtadandasya na bhayam viddyate kvachit.

Na = not.    Santyajya = give up.     Te = they.     Dhairyam = patience
kadaachidapi = Kadachit + api.     Kadaachit =some times          Api - even.
Paandava =  son of Pandu.  (reference to Yudhishthara)    Dheerasya = a strong minded person's.
Spashtadandasya=  Spashta+dandasya.     Spashta = clear perception.   Dandasya = about punishment.
Bhayam = fear.    Vidyate = exists.    Kvachit = somewhat.

      Continuing his discourse about the 'Raajdharma', Bheeshma further says -

" O illustrious son of Pandu ! You should never be impatient.   A king who does not hesitate in giving punishment to criminals and wrong doers and is always clear in his perception, is immune to fear of all kinds.

(If we view the indecision of the Indian Government in not implementing the order of death sentence by our Supreme Court to the perpetrators of terror attack on our Parliament for so many years,  we can conclude that the Government of the day did not observe the 'Rajdharma', resulting in yet another attack by the terrorists on Mumbai, in which hundreds of people were ruthlessly killed by the terrorists.)

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