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Shloka 8

Śīla-prāpti and Śīla-lakṣaṇa (शीलप्राप्ति-शीललक्षणम्) | On the Acquisition and Marks of Character

श्रेष्ठे बुद्धिस्त्रिवर्गस्यथ यदयं प्राप्तुयान्नर: । कर्मणा बुद्धिपूर्वेण भवत्यर्थो न वा पुन:,आसक्ति और फलेच्छाको त्यागकर त्रिवर्गका सेवन किया जाय तो उसका पर्यवसान कल्याणमें ही होता है। यदि मनुष्य उसे प्राप्त कर सके तो बड़े सौभाग्यकी बात है। अर्थसिद्धिके लिये समझ-बूझकर धर्मानुष्ठान करनेपर भी कभी अर्थकी सिद्धि होती है, कभी नहीं होती है

śreṣṭhe buddhis trivargasya yathā yad ayaṃ prāptuyān naraḥ | karmaṇā buddhipūrveṇa bhavaty artho na vā punaḥ ||

Bhishma said: “The highest understanding concerning the three aims of life (dharma, artha, and kāma) is this: if a man can truly attain it, it is a great good fortune. Even when one performs one’s duties with deliberate, intelligent effort for the sake of material success, sometimes wealth is achieved—and sometimes it is not. Therefore, when the three aims are pursued without attachment and without craving for results, their culmination tends toward welfare and auspiciousness.”

श्रेष्ठेin the best (state/means)
श्रेष्ठे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
बुद्धिःintelligence, understanding
बुद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
त्रिवर्गस्यof the three aims (dharma-artha-kāma)
त्रिवर्गस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिवर्ग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अथthen/now/and
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
यत्which/that (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राप्तुयात्might obtain/should obtain
प्राप्तुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्मणाby action; by ritual/act
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
बुद्धिपूर्वेणpreceded by understanding; deliberately
बुद्धिपूर्वेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्धिपूर्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भवतिbecomes; occurs; is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अर्थःwealth; success; result
अर्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पुनःagain; on the other hand
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः

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