Shloka 19
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
Devanagari script
सर्वमानन्त्यमेवासीदिति नः शाश्वती श्रुति: । तेषामदीनसत्त्वानां दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्
Transliteration
sarvam ānantyam evāsīd iti naḥ śāśvatī śrutiḥ | teṣām adīna-sattvānāṁ duścarācāra-karmaṇām
Translation
“Our eternal sacred tradition declares: ‘All this was indeed boundless.’ Yet for those whose inner strength does not sink—who persist through harsh disciplines and difficult modes of conduct—this truth is approached through arduous practice and demanding deeds.”
Word by Word
सर्वम्all, everything
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अनन्त्यम्endlessness, infinity
अनन्त्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनन्त्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एवindeed, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आसीत्was, existed
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
नःof us, our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
शाश्वतीeternal, perpetual
शाश्वती:
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
श्रुतिःrevelation, sacred tradition
श्रुतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
अदीनसत्त्वानाम्of those whose courage/being is not depressed; of the undaunted
अदीनसत्त्वानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअदीनसत्त्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्of those whose conduct and deeds are hard to practice/perform; of difficult conduct-and-actions
दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदुश्चराचारकर्म
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
कपिल उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KapilaŚ
śruti (sacred tradition)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes