Shloka 80
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
Devanagari script
सुवर्णस्य मल॑ रूप्यं रूप्यस्यापि मल त्रपु । ज्ञेयं त्रपुमलं सीसं सीसस्यापि मलं मलम्,सोनेका मल है चाँदी, चाँदीका मल है राँगा, राँगेका मल है सीसा और सीसेका भी मल है मैलापन
Transliteration
suvarṇasya malaṁ rūpyaṁ rūpyasyāpi malaṁ trapu | jñeyaṁ trapumalaṁ sīsaṁ sīsasyāpi malaṁ malam ||
Translation
সোণাৰ মল ৰূপা; ৰূপাৰো মল টিন। টিনৰ মল সীসা বুলি জানিবা; আৰু সীসাৰো মল—মলিনতাই।
Word by Word
सुवर्णस्यof gold
सुवर्णस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुवर्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मलःimpurity/dross
मलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रूप्यम्silver
रूप्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रूप्यस्यof silver
रूप्यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मलःimpurity/dross
मलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रपुtin
त्रपु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रपु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञेयम्is to be known/should be understood
ज्ञेयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञा
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
त्रपु-मलम्the impurity of tin
त्रपु-मलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रपु + मल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सीसम्lead
सीसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसीस
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सीसस्यof lead
सीसस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसीस
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मलम्impurity/dross
मलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मलम्impurity/filth
मलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
suvarṇa (gold)R
rūpya (silver)T
trapu (tin)S
sīsa (lead)M
mala (dross/impurity)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes