Shloka 9
दमप्रशंसा — Praise of Self-Restraint
Dama
Devanagari script
कृत्या होता घोररूपा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान् । रजस्यन्तर्तिता मूर्तिरिन्द्रियाणां सनातनी
Translation
Bhishma said: Women are like a dreadful act of sorcery, terrible in form, that casts the undiscerning into delusion. This ancient feminine embodiment, which stirs disturbances in the senses, is veiled by rajas—the quality of passion.
Word by Word
कृत्याa (female) witchcraft-entity / sorceress-like power
कृत्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
होताsacrifices / offers (invokes)
होता:
TypeVerb
Rootहू (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
घोर-रूपाof dreadful form
घोर-रूपा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootघोररूपा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मोहयन्तीdeluding
मोहयन्ती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमुह् (धातु)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
अविचक्षणान्the undiscerning / foolish (people)
अविचक्षणान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअविचक्षण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रजसिin rajas (the passion-quality)
रजसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरजस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तर्हिताhidden / concealed
अन्तर्हिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्हित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
मूर्तिःform / embodiment
मूर्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इन्द्रियाणाम्of the senses
इन्द्रियाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
सनातनीeternal / primeval
सनातनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes