武力に頼るものではなく、理性に訴えなさい。

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English Translation

Do not resort to the sword but appeal to reason.

Furigana

武力(ぶりょく)に頼(たよ)るものではなく、理性(りせい)に訴(うった)えなさい。

Romanji

Buryoku ni tayoru mono de wa naku, risei ni uttae nasai.

Words

武力 (ぶりょく)

armed might; military power; the sword; force

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

理性 (りせい)

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

訴える (うったえる)

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to; to call for; to complain; to sue (a person); to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

為さる (なさる)

to do