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Shloka 5

अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्

Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed

जनमेजय! तुम जो दीपकालसे भक्ष्य-भोज्य आदि पदार्थोंका परित्याग करके तपस्यामें लगे हुए हो, यह पापसे अभिभूत हुए मनुष्योंके लिये अद्भुत बात है ।। यो<दुर्लभो भवेद्‌ दाता कृपणो वा तपोधन: । अनाश्चर्य तदित्याहुर्नातिदूरेण वर्तते,यदि धन-सम्पन्न पुरुष दानी हो एवं कृपण या दरिद्र मनुष्य तपस्याका धनी हो जाय तो इसे आश्वर्यकी बात नहीं मानते हैं; क्योंकि ऐसे पुरुषोंका दान और तपसे सम्पन्न होना अधिक कठिन नहीं है

Janamejaya! tvaṁ yo dīpakālāt bhakṣya-bhojyādi-padārthān parityajya tapasyāyāṁ lagnaḥ, etat pāpābhibhūtānāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ adbhutaṁ bhavati. Yo durlabho bhaved dātā kṛpaṇo vā tapodhanaḥ; anāścaryaṁ tad ity āhur nātidūreṇa vartate. Yadi dhana-sampannaḥ puruṣo dānī syāt, evaṁ kṛpaṇo vā daridro manuṣyas tapasyā-dhano bhavet, tad āścaryam iti na manyante; yato ’sya dāna-tapaḥ-sampannatvaṁ nātyantaṁ duṣkaram.

Śaunaka addresses King Janamejaya: “That you have set yourself to austerity—renouncing foods and delicacies even at the time of the lamp-lighting meal—is a wonder for people overwhelmed by sin. Yet, they say it is not truly astonishing if a wealthy man becomes a giver, or if a miserly or poor man becomes rich in austerity; for in such cases, generosity for the affluent and ascetic discipline for the deprived are not far beyond reach.”

यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दुर्लभःrare, hard to find
दुर्लभः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्might be / would be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
दाताgiver, donor
दाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृपणःmiserly, stingy
कृपणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृपण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
तपोधनःone whose wealth is austerity (ascetic)
तपोधनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतपोधन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनाश्चर्यम्not a wonder
अनाश्चर्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाश्चर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
आहुःthey say
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिदूरेणby/with (being) very far; too far
अतिदूरेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिदूर
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वर्ततेexists, is found, occurs
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormPresent (Laṭ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

शौनक उवाच

J
Janamejaya
Ś
Śaunaka