Shloka 5
Devanagari script
प्रयत्नं कृतवन्तो5पि दृश्यन्ते ह्फला नरा: । मार्गत्यायशतैरर्थानमार्गश्वापर: सुखी
Transliteration
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | prayatnaṃ kṛtavanto 'pi dṛśyante hy aphalā narāḥ | mārgatyāyaśatair arthān amārgaś cāparaḥ sukhī ||
Translation
যুধিষ্ঠির বললেন— প্রচেষ্টা করেও মানুষকে নিষ্ফল দেখা যায়। কেউ শত শত ধর্মসম্মত উপায়ে অর্থের সন্ধান করে, আর কেউ কুমার্গে চলেও ধনের জোরে সুখী বলে প্রতীয়মান হয়।
Word by Word
प्रयत्नम्effort
प्रयत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयत्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृतवन्तःhaving done / having made
कृतवन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृतवत् (कृत + वत्)
FormPeriphrastic perfect (लिट्-अर्थे कृतवत्-प्रयोगः), Third, Plural, Masculine
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
दृश्यन्तेare seen / are found
दृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormLat, Atmanepada (passive sense), Third, Plural
अफलाḥunsuccessful, fruitless
अफलाḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअफल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नराःmen, people
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मार्गत्यागशतैःby hundreds of (means/attempts) of abandoning the right path
मार्गत्यागशतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमार्गत्यागशत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अर्थान्wealth, gains
अर्थान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अमार्गःwrong path
अमार्गः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअमार्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपरःanother (person)
अपरः:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखीhappy, prosperous
सुखी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraN
narāḥ (people)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes