Shloka 90
Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)
Devanagari script
गृहं क्षेत्राणि मित्राणि स्वदेश इति चापरे । इत्येवमवसीदन्ति नरा बुद्धिविपर्यये,बुद्धिके विपरीत हो जानेसे दूसरे-दूसरे बहुतेरे मनुष्य घर, खेत, मित्र और अपने देश आदिकी चिन्तासे ग्रस्त होकर सदा दुखी बने रहते हैं
Transliteration
gṛhaṁ kṣetrāṇi mitrāṇi svadeśa iti cāpare | ityevam avasīdanti narā buddhiviparyaye ||
Translation
Brahmadatta said: ‘Some think only in terms of “my house, my fields, my friends, my homeland.” When the intellect is overturned and distorted, people sink into dejection—oppressed by such possessive concerns and thus remaining continually unhappy.’
Word by Word
गृहम्house/home
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षेत्राणिfields/lands
क्षेत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
मित्राणिfriends
मित्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
स्वदेशःone's own country
स्वदेशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वदेश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इति"thus" (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपरेothers (people)
अपरे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इति"thus"
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवम्in this way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
अवसीदन्तिsink down; become dejected
अवसीदन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव + सद्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नराःmen/people
नराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बुद्धि-विपर्ययेin the perversion of understanding
बुद्धि-विपर्यये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धिविपर्यय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
ब्रह्मदत्त उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्रह्मदत्त (Brahmadatta)ग
गृह (house)क
क्षेत्र (fields)म
मित्र (friends)स
स्वदेश (homeland)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes