Shloka 9
अग्निनाम-वंश-निरूपणम् | Agni-Names and Lineage Enumeration
Devanagari script
स्वकर्म त्यजतो ब्रद्यान्नधर्म इह दृश्यते । स्वकर्मनिरतो यस्तु धर्म: स इति निश्चय:,“ब्रह्म! अपने कर्मका परित्याग करनेवालेको यहाँ अधर्मकी प्राप्ति देखी जाती है। जो अपने कर्ममें तत्पर है, उसीका बर्ताव धर्मपूर्ण है, ऐसा सिद्धान्त है
Translation
„O Brahmane, in dieser Welt sieht man: Wer sein eigenes Werk aufgibt, gerät in Adharma. Wer aber seinem eigenen Werk hingegeben ist, dessen Wandel ist Dharma — so steht es fest.“
Word by Word
स्वकर्मone's own duty/work
स्वकर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्यजतःof (one) abandoning
त्यजतः:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
ब्रद्यात्one should say / should declare
ब्रद्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
धर्मःdharma / righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इहhere (in this world/context)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
दृश्यतेis seen / is observed
दृश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive sense)
स्वकर्मनिरतःdevoted to one's own duty
स्वकर्मनिरतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वकर्मनिरत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut / indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
धर्मःdharma
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःthat / he (the same)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
निश्चयःcertainty / conclusion
निश्चयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes