Shloka 4

अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः

Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment

Devanagari script

आत्मनैव कृतं कर्म आत्मनैवोपभुज्यते । इह च प्रेत्य वा राजंस्त्वया प्राप्त यथातथम्‌,राजन्‌! इहलोक अथवा परलोकमें अपने किये हुए कर्मका फल अपने-आपको ही भोगना पड़ता है; अत: आपको जैसेका तैसा प्राप्त हुआ है

Transliteration

ātmanāiva kṛtaṃ karma ātmanāivopabhujyate | iha ca pretya vā rājan tvayā prāptaṃ yathātatham ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “A deed performed by oneself is experienced by oneself alone in its result. Whether here in this world or after death, O King, what has come to you is exactly in accordance with what you have done.”

Word by Word

आत्मनाby oneself

एवindeed/only

कृतम्done

कर्मdeed/action

आत्मनाby oneself

एवindeed/only

उपभुज्यतेis experienced/enjoyed (reaped)

इहhere (in this world)

चand

प्रेत्यhaving departed/after death

वाor

राजन्O king

त्वयाby you

प्राप्तम्obtained/received

यथाas/according to

तथाso/just so

राजन्O king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

rājan (the King, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes