Shloka 19

कालनियमः शोकशमनं च

Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षमनुपश्यामि त्वमपि द्रष्टमर्हसि । वर्जन वर्जनीयानामीहमानेन दुष्करम्‌

Transliteration

pratyakṣam anupaśyāmi tvam api draṣṭam arhasi | varjana varjanīyānām iha mānena duṣkaram ||

Translation

I see it directly before me; you too ought to recognize it. Here, giving up what must be given up is difficult when one is driven by pride.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly; before (one's) eyes
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुपश्यामि: I observe/see
• अनुपश्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√पश्
• Form: Present, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वर्जनम्: avoidance; abstaining
• वर्जनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्जन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वर्जनीयानाम्: of things/persons to be avoided
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्जनीय
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• इह: here; in this world/context
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• मानेन: by pride; through self-conceit
• मानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्करम्: difficult
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana