Shloka 21
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
Devanagari script
आसन शयनं यानमुत्थानं पानभोजनम् । नियतं सर्वभूतानां कालेनैव भवत्युत,सभी प्राणियोंके लिये बैठना, सोना, चलना-फिरना, उठना और खाना-पीना--ये सभी कार्य समयके अनुसार ही नियत रूपसे होते रहते हैं
Transliteration
āsanaśayanaṁ yānam utthānaṁ pānabhojanam | niyataṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ kālenaiva bhavaty uta ||
Translation
Janaka says: For all living beings, sitting, lying down, moving about, rising up, and eating and drinking occur in a fixed manner—governed solely by Time.
Word by Word
आसनम्sitting (seat/posture)
आसनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआसन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शयनम्lying down, sleeping
शयनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशयन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यानम्going, movement; vehicle/journey
यानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उत्थानम्rising, getting up
उत्थानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउत्थान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पानभोजनम्drinking and eating
पानभोजनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपानभोजन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नियतंfixed, regulated
नियतं:
TypeAdjective
Rootनियत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
कालेनby time, through time
कालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भवतिhappens, becomes, is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
उतand, also (emphatic particle)
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
Speaker
जनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
J
JanakaK
kāla (Time)S
sarvabhūtāni (all beings)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes