Shloka 18

Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)

Devanagari script

पापाचार: पापकर्मा पापात्मा पापसाधन:

Transliteration

pāpācāraḥ pāpakarmā pāpātmā pāpasādhanaḥ

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “One whose conduct is sinful, whose actions are sinful, whose very inner nature is sinful, and who employs sinful means (as his instruments and resources).”

Word by Word

• पापाचारः: one whose conduct is sinful
• पापाचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापाचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पापकर्मा: one whose actions are sinful
• पापकर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पापात्मा: one of sinful nature/soul
• पापात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पापसाधनः: one who employs sinful means; a doer using sinful instruments
• पापसाधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापसाधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma