Shloka 15

Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga

Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

स सम पापकृतां लोकान्‌ गच्छेदशुभकर्मणा । प्रमाणमप्रमाणेन यः कुर्यादशुभं नर:

Transliteration

sa sama-pāpakṛtāṁ lokān gacched aśubha-karmaṇā | pramāṇam apramāṇena yaḥ kuryād aśubhaṁ naraḥ ||

Translation

Wer Unheilvolles tut, gelangt in dieselben Welten wie andere Sünder. Wer Unrecht begeht, indem er das, was kein wahrer Maßstab ist, als gültige Autorität ausgibt—mit falschen Maßen sein Handeln rechtfertigt—stürzt ins Böse.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पापकृताम्: of evil-doers
• पापकृताम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• लोकान्: worlds (realms)
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गच्छेत्: would go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अशुभकर्मणा: by an evil act
• अशुभकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रमाणम्: a valid standard / authority
• प्रमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रमाणेन: by an invalid (means/standard)
• अप्रमाणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुर्यात्: would do / should do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अशुभम्: evil (a wrong act)
• अशुभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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