Shloka 8
Adhyāya 177: Pañca-mahābhūta-vicāra and Vṛkṣa-jīva-lakṣaṇa
Five Elements Inquiry and the Status of Plant Life
Devanagari script
आकिंचन्यं सुखं लोके पथ्यं शिवमनामयम् । अनमित्रपथो होष दुर्लभ: सुलभो मत:,'संसारमें अकिंचनता ही सुख है। वही हितकारक, कल्याणकारी और निरापद है। इस मार्गमें किसी प्रकारके शत्रुका भी खटका नहीं है। यह दुर्लभ होनेपर भी सुलभ है
Transliteration
ākiñcanyaṁ sukhaṁ loke pathyaṁ śivam anāmayam | anamitra-patho hy eṣa durlabhaḥ sulabho mataḥ ||
Translation
Bhishma said: “In this world, freedom from possessions is itself happiness. It is wholesome, auspicious, and free from harm. This path gives no opening for enmity—there is no fear of foes upon it. Though it is considered difficult to attain, it is also held to be readily accessible.”
Word by Word
आकिंचन्यम्poverty; having nothing; non-possession
आकिंचन्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकिञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सुखम्happiness; comfort
सुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पथ्यम्wholesome; beneficial; salutary
पथ्यम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शिवम्auspicious; welfare-giving
शिवम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अनामयम्free from illness; safe; untroubled
अनामयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनामय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अनमित्रपथःa path without enemies (i.e., where there is no fear of foes)
अनमित्रपथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनमित्रपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ह्येषःfor this (indeed) / indeed this
ह्येषः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय) + एष (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormSandhi form: हि + एषः → ह्येषः
दुर्लभःhard to obtain
दुर्लभः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुलभःeasy to obtain
सुलभः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुलभ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मतःconsidered; regarded (as)
मतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes