Shloka 19

Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)

Devanagari script

ये न मानित्वमिच्छन्ति मानयन्ति च ये परान्‌ । मान्यमानान्‌ नमस्यन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

Transliteration

ye na mānitvam icchanti mānayanti ca ye parān | mānyamānān namasyanti durgāṇy atitaranti te ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: Those who do not crave to be honored, who instead honor others, and who bow to those worthy of respect—such people cross over even difficult and perilous situations.

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मानित्वम्: honour/respect (for oneself), being honoured
• मानित्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानित्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छन्ति: desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मानयन्ति: honour, respect
• Type: Verb
• Root: मानय् (मान् + णिच्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परान्: others
• परान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मान्यमानान्: those who are being honoured / the honoured
• मान्यमानान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: मान्यमान (√मान्, passive present participle)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, Passive, Present (participle)

• नमस्यन्ति: bow to, salute
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + य (नमस्य्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दुर्गाणि: difficulties, hardships
• दुर्गाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अतितरन्ति: cross over, overcome
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + तॄ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma