Shloka 26
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
Devanagari script
प्रहर्ष: प्रीतिरानन्द: सुखं संशान्तचित्तता । अकुततश्रित् कुतश्चिद् वा चिन्तित: सात््विको गुण:,हर्ष, प्रीति, आनन्द, सुख और चित्तकी शान्ति-ये सब भाव बिना किसी कारणके स्वतः हों या कारणवश (भक्ति, ज्ञान, वैराग्य, सत्संग आदिके कारण) हों, सात्विक गुण माने गये हैं
Translation
Bhīṣma said: “Exultation, affection, bliss, happiness, and the calming of the mind—these states, whether arising of themselves without cause or arising from some cause—are regarded as sāttvika qualities (of sattva).”
Word by Word
प्रहर्षःexhilaration, rapture
प्रहर्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रहर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीतिःaffection, gladness
प्रीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आनन्दःbliss, joy
आनन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआनन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखम्happiness, ease
सुखम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
संशान्तचित्तताtranquillity of mind (state of a calmed mind)
संशान्तचित्तता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशान्तचित्तता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अकुतःfrom no cause, from nowhere
अकुतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअकुतः
श्रित्arisen/depending (on), resorting to
श्रित्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रि
Formक्तिन्/क्विप् (past-participial/agentive usage), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कुतश्चित्from somewhere, from some cause
कुतश्चित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः + चित्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
चिन्तितःthought of, considered; (arising) by reflection/cause
चिन्तितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचिन्त्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सात्त्विकःsattvic, pertaining to sattva
सात्त्विकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसात्त्विक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुणःquality, attribute
गुणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
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