Shloka 9
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
Devanagari script
एकोदरकृते व्यात्र: करोति विघसं बहु । तमन्येडप्युपजीवन्ति मन्दा लोभवशा मृगा:,बाघ एक ही पेटके लिये बहुत-से प्राणियोंकी हिंसा करता है, दूसरे लोभी और मूर्ख पशु भी उसीके सहारे जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं
Transliteration
ekodarākṛte vyāghraḥ karoti vighasaṃ bahu | tam anye 'py upajīvanti mandā lobhavaśā mṛgāḥ ||
Translation
শুধু নিজের উদরের জন্য বাঘ বহু প্রাণীর সংহার করে; আর লোভে আচ্ছন্ন মূঢ় অন্য পশুরাও তার ফেলে-যাওয়া অংশের উপর নির্ভর করে জীবিকা চালায়।
Word by Word
एक-उदर-कृतेfor the sake of one belly (his own stomach)
एक-उदर-कृते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootएक + उदर + कृत (कृ)
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
व्याघ्रःthe tiger
व्याघ्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
करोतिdoes; makes
करोति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular
विघसम्leftovers; remains (of prey/food)
विघसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविघस
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बहुmuch; abundant
बहु:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तम्that (leftover)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उपजीवन्तिlive by; subsist on
उपजीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-जीव्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural
मन्दाःdull; foolish
मन्दाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
लोभ-वशाःunder the sway of greed
लोभ-वशाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootलोभ + वश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मृगाःanimals; beasts
मृगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraV
vyāghra (tiger)M
mṛga (animals/beasts)V
vighasa (leftovers/remains)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes