Shloka 82

Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti in Kali-yuga; Warnings on Sensual Attachment; Praise of Brāhmaṇas, Purāṇa-Listening, and Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

रे रे विषयसंलुब्धाः पामरा निष्ठुरा नराः । रौरवे हि किमात्मानमात्मना पातयिष्यथ

Transliteration

re re viṣayasaṃlubdhāḥ pāmarā niṣṭhurā narāḥ | raurave hi kimātmānamātmanā pātayiṣyatha

Translation

هيه! هيه! يا من استُعبدتم لملذات الحس، يا دناءةً وقسوةَ قلب: لِمَ تُلقون أنفسكم بأعمالكم إلى روراڤا، الجحيم؟

Word by Word

• re: hey!
• re: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: re (अव्यय)
• Form: Vocative particle/interjection (सम्बोधन-अव्यय)

• re: hey!
• re: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: re (अव्यय)
• Form: Vocative particle/interjection (सम्बोधन-अव्यय)

• viṣaya-saṃlubdhāḥ: ensnared by sense-objects
• viṣaya-saṃlubdhāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण) (of narāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃlubdha (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from saṃ-lubh)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'greedy/ensnared in sense-objects' (विषयेषु संलुब्धाः)

• pāmarāḥ: base/ignorant people
• pāmarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāmara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• niṣṭhurāḥ: cruel/harsh
• niṣṭhurāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣṭhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with narāḥ

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (of pātayiṣyatha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• raurave: in Raurava (hell)
• raurave: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); name of a hell

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic/causal particle (निपात-अव्यय = indeed/for)

• kim: why
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative particle used adverbially (प्रश्न-अव्यय = why/what for)

• ātmānam: yourself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); reflexive sense

• ātmanā: by yourself
• ātmanā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pātayiṣyatha: will you throw down/cause to fall
• pātayiṣyatha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु) + ṇic (णिच् causative) → pātay (धातु) + lṛṭ (लृट्)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Causative (णिजन्त) 'you will cause to fall'

Speaker

Unspecified admonishing speaker (contextual narrator/teacher voice within Svargakhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: kimātmānamātmanā = kim + ātmānam + ātmanā.

Characters & Entities

• Raurava

FAQs

What is Raurava in this verse?

Raurava is named as a hell-realm (naraka), invoked here as the consequence of cruel, sense-driven conduct.

How does this verse emphasize personal responsibility (karma)?

By saying “ātmanā ātmānam pātayiṣyatha,” it frames downfall as self-caused—one’s own actions lead one to suffering.

What ethical lesson is being taught?

Sense-attachment and harshness are condemned; the verse urges restraint, compassion, and dharmic conduct to avoid ruinous consequences.