Shloka 27
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
Devanagari script
अथ ये नैव कुर्वन्ति नैव जातु भवन्ति ते । ऐकगुण्यमनीहायामभाव: कर्मणां फलम्
Transliteration
atha ye naiva kurvanti naiva jātu bhavanti te | aikaguṇyam anīhāyām abhāvaḥ karmaṇāṃ phalam ||
Translation
Doch wer überhaupt nicht handelt —niemals, unter keinen Umständen— wird in der Welt nicht zu einem wahrhaft wirksamen Handelnden. In einem einseitigen Zustand von Trägheit und mangelndem Bemühen ist das Ergebnis des Handelns nur Abwesenheit: Es entsteht keine Frucht.
Word by Word
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कुर्वन्तिdo/perform
कुर्वन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
जातुever/at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
भवन्तिbecome/are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऐकगुण्यम्single quality/one-sidedness (uniformity)
ऐकगुण्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootऐकगुण्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अनीहायाम्in non-effort/in inactivity
अनीहायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनीहा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अभावःabsence/non-existence
अभावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभाव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्मणाम्of actions/deeds
कर्मणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes