Shloka 17

परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269

Devanagari script

आगमाश्च यथाकाले संकल्पाश्न यथाक्रमम्‌ । अपेतकामक्रोधानां दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्‌,उन्होंने काम और क्रोधको त्याग दिया था। उनके आचार-कर्म दूसरोंके लिये आचरणमें लाने अत्यन्त कठिन थे। उनके हृदयमें यथासमय शास्त्र-ज्ञान और सत्यंकल्पका क्रमश: उदय होता था

Transliteration

āgamāś ca yathākāle saṅkalpāś ca yathākramam | apetakāmakrodhānāṃ duścarācārakarmaṇām ||

Translation

Kapila said: “In due season, scriptural insight arose in them, and in due order their true resolve matured. Having cast off desire and anger, their conduct and disciplines were so exacting that others found them exceedingly hard to emulate.”

Word by Word

• आगमाः: scriptural teachings/authoritative texts
• आगमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• काले: in (due) time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• संकल्पाः: resolves/intentions
• संकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• क्रमम्: order/sequence
• क्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपेत: gone away from; free from
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप-इ (अप + इ)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• काम: desire
• काम: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• क्रोधानाम्: of (those) angers; of the angry
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दुश्चर: hard to practice
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुश्चर
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आचार: conduct/observance
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कर्मणाम्: of actions/deeds
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila