Shloka 5
दमप्रशंसा — Praise of Self-Restraint
Dama
Devanagari script
क्रियाभि: स्नेहसम्बन्धात्स्नेहाच्छोकमनन्तरम् । सुखदु:खक्रियारम्भाज्जन्माजन्मकृतक्षणा:
Translation
Bhīṣma said: By such actions a person becomes bound through attachment; from attachment, sorrow follows immediately. Then, by undertaking deeds mixed with pleasure and pain, one must endure the affliction of birth and death again and again.
Word by Word
क्रियाभिःby actions
क्रियाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिया
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
स्नेहसम्बन्धात्from connection with attachment/affection
स्नेहसम्बन्धात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootस्नेह-सम्बन्ध
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
स्नेहात्from attachment/affection
स्नेहात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootस्नेह
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
शोकम्sorrow
शोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनन्तरम्immediately/thereafter
अनन्तरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर
सुखदुःखक्रियारम्भात्from the undertaking of actions involving pleasure and pain
सुखदुःखक्रियारम्भात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसुख-दुःख-क्रिया-आरम्भ
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
जन्माजन्मकृतक्षणाःhaving moments/afflictions produced by birth and non-birth (i.e., birth and death)
जन्माजन्मकृतक्षणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजन्म-अजन्म-कृत-क्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
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