Shloka 35

मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः

Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature

Devanagari script

अतुष्टि: परितापश्च शोको लोभस्तथाक्षमा | लिज्रानि रजसस्तानि दृश्यन्ते हेत्वहेतुभि:,जिस समय किसी कारणसे या बिना कारण ही असंतोष, शोक, संताप, लोभ और असहनशीलताके भाव दिखायी दें तो उन्हें रजोगुणका चिह्न जानना चाहिये

Transliteration

atuṣṭiḥ paritāpaś ca śoko lobhas tathākṣamā | liṅgāni rajasas tāni dṛśyante hetv-ahetubhiḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma said: When, whether for some reason or even without any apparent cause, one is seen to display dissatisfaction, inner torment, grief, greed, and intolerance, these should be understood as the marks of rajas (the passionate, agitating quality).

Word by Word

अतुष्टिःdissatisfaction

परितापःdistress, torment

चand

शोकःgrief

लोभःgreed

तथाlikewise, also

अक्षमाintolerance, impatience

लिङ्गानिsigns, marks

रजसःof rajas (the passion-quality)

तानिthose

दृश्यन्तेare seen, appear

हेतु-अहेतुभिःwith/through causes and non-causes (with or without cause)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes