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Shloka 13

मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death

लोकमातुरमसूयते जन- स्तत्‌ तदेव च निरीक्ष्य शोचते । तत्र पश्य कुशलानशोचतो ये विदुस्तदुभयं कृताकृतम्‌,कुछ लोग मनुष्योंको दुखी और रोगी देखकर उनमें दोष-दृष्टि करते हैं और दूसरे लोग उनकी वह अवस्था देखकर शोक करते हैं। परंतु जो कार्य और कारण दोनोंको तत्त्वसे जानते हैं, वे शोक नहीं करते। तुम उन्हीं लोगोंको वहाँ कुशल समझो

lokam āturam asūyate janaḥ tat tad eva ca nirīkṣya śocate | tatra paśya kuśalān aśocato ye vidus tad ubhayaṁ kṛtākṛtam ||

People, seeing others afflicted and suffering, sometimes respond with fault-finding; others, seeing the same condition, fall into grief. But those who truly understand both the deed and the non-deed—cause and effect, what is done and what is not done—do not grieve. Consider such ungrieving knowers to be the truly wise and well-disposed in that situation.

लोकमातुरम्the mother of the world (i.e., the earth)
लोकमातुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोकमातृ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
असूयतेfinds fault with / envies / censures
असूयते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअसूय्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
जनःa person / people (one person as representative)
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्that (very same)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निरीक्ष्यhaving seen / observing
निरीक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-ईक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral
शोचतेgrieves
शोचते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
तत्रthere / in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
पश्यsee / behold
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपश्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुशलान्the wise / the well-disposed / the competent
कुशलान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अशोचतःnot grieving
अशोचतः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शोचत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, Present active participle (negated)
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विदुःknow
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उभयम्both (aspects)
उभयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउभय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृताकृतम्the done and the not-done (act and non-act; effect and non-effect)
कृताकृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृत-अकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

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