Sutra 5

Devanagari script

तयोः कोपो गरीयान् ॥ कZ_०८.३.०५ ॥

Transliteration

tayoḥ kopo garīyān

Translation

Of the two, anger is the graver (danger).

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two / between the two (of them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (Genitive dual); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (सन्दर्भानुसारम्)

• कोपः: anger, wrath, hostility
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुप् (कोप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• गरीयान्: greater, more serious, weightier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (गुर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक-प्रयोगः (comparative: ‘heavier/greater’); कोपः इति शब्दस्य विशेषणम्

Entities Mentioned

• anger (kopa)
• desire (kāma)

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FAQs

Why is anger treated as more dangerous than desire?

Anger tends to trigger immediate punitive or reckless action, rapidly creating enemies and instability, whereas desire often unfolds more gradually and can be bounded by procedure.