Shloka 6
Kāma–Mamatā–Upadeśa
Discourse on Desire, Possessiveness, and Ritual Duty
Devanagari script
लब्ध्वा हि पृथ्वीं कृत्स्नां सहस्थावरजज्भमाम् | ममत्वं यस्य नैव स्यात् कि तया स करिष्यति,चराचर प्राणियोंसहित समूची पृथ्वीको पाकर भी जिसकी उसमें ममता नहीं होती, वह उसको लेकर क्या करेगा अर्थात् उस सम्पत्तिसे उसका कोई अनर्थ नहीं हो सकता
Transliteration
labdhvā hi pṛthivīṁ kṛtsnāṁ saha-sthāvara-jaṅgamām | mamatvaṁ yasya naiva syāt kiṁ tayā sa kariṣyati ||
Translation
Vāyu said: “Even if a man were to obtain the entire earth, together with all that is immovable and all that moves upon it, if no sense of ‘mine-ness’ arises in him, what would he do with it? In other words, wealth and sovereignty cannot become a cause of harm for one who is free from possessiveness.”
Word by Word
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
पृथ्वीम्the earth
पृथ्वीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी
Formस्त्री, द्वितीया, एकवचन
कृत्स्नाम्entire/whole
कृत्स्नाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्स्न
Formस्त्री, द्वितीया, एकवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
स्थावरimmobile beings/things
स्थावर:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्थावर
Formनपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन
जङ्गमैःmoving beings
जङ्गमैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजङ्गम
Formनपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन
माम्to me/me
माम्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formद्वितीया, एकवचन
मत्वम्possessiveness/‘mine’-ness
मत्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमत्व (ममत्व)
Formनपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
स्यात्would be/should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formविधिलिङ्, optative, प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formनपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
तयाwith/by that (earth/wealth)
तया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formस्त्री, तृतीया, एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
करिष्यतिwill do/make
करिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formलृट्, simple future, प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)P
Pṛthivī (the Earth)S
Sthāvara (immovables)J
Jaṅgama (movables)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes