Shloka 5
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
Devanagari script
यथेद्धः प्रज्वलत्यग्निरसमिद्ध: प्रशाम्यति । अल्पाहारतया त्वग्निं शमयौदर्यमुत्थितम्
Translation
«كما أنّ النار إذا اشتعلت ازداد لهيبُها كلّما أُلقي فيها الوقود، فإذا لم يُزَدْ لها وقودٌ خمدت من تلقاء نفسها؛ كذلك أنت، خفِّف طعامك لتُسكِّن نارَ البطن (جاثَراغني) التي قد استيقظت.»
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
इद्धःkindled, fueled
इद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्ध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रज्वलतिblazes, burns brightly
प्रज्वलति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+ज्वल्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अग्निःfire
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असमिद्धःnot kindled, unfueled
असमिद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्+इन्ध्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रशाम्यतिsubsides, is extinguished
प्रशाम्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+शम्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अल्पाहारतयाby scant eating, by reduced diet
अल्पाहारतया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअल्पाहारता
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अग्निम्fire
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शमयpacify, extinguish
शमय:
TypeVerb
Rootशम्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
औदर्यम्belly-heat; gastric fire (as a condition)
औदर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऔदर्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्थितम्arisen, kindled (within)
उत्थितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्+स्था
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes