Shloka 18

Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu

Chapter 42

Devanagari script

विकत्थन: स्पृहयालुर्मनस्वी बिभ्रत्‌ कोपं चपलो<रक्षणश्न | एतान्‌ पापा: षण्नरा: पापधर्मान्‌ प्रकुर्वते नो त्रसनन्‍्त: सुदुर्गे

Transliteration

vikatthanaḥ spṛhayālur manasvī bibhrat kopaṃ capalo 'rakṣaṇaś ca | etān pāpāḥ ṣaṇnarāḥ pāpadharmān prakurvate no trasantaḥ sudurge ||

Translation

قال ساناتسوجاتا: «المتبجّح، الشره، المتعنّتُ بهواه؛ سريعُ الغضب، المتقلّب، عديمُ الكفّ—هؤلاء رجالٌ آثمون، ستةُ أصناف، يسلكون مسالكَ الإثم غيرَ هيّابين، ولو قاموا في مضيقٍ شديد الخطر.»

Word by Word

• vikatthanaḥ: boastful
• vikatthanaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikatthana
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• spṛhayāluḥ: covetous, desirous
• spṛhayāluḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛhayālu
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• manasvī: high-minded, proud-spirited
• manasvī: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manasvin
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• bibhrat: bearing, holding
• bibhrat: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ
• Form: śatṛ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• capalaḥ: fickle, restless
• capalaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: capala
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• rakṣaṇaśīlaḥ: having the habit of guarding/protecting (i.e., watchful/defensive by nature)
• rakṣaṇaśīlaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakṣaṇa-śīla
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• etān: these
• etān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• pāpāḥ: wicked
• pāpāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• narāḥ: men, persons
• narāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• pāpadharmān: sinful practices/ways
• pāpadharmān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-dharma
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• prakurvate: they practice, they commit
• prakurvate: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kṛ
• Form: present (laṭ), ātmanepada, 3rd, plural

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• trasantaḥ: fearing, trembling
• trasantaḥ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: tras
• Form: śatṛ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• sudurgaḥ: in a very difficult situation/stronghold
• sudurgaḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-durga
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

सनत्युजात उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanatsujata