Shloka 2

सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः

Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength

Devanagari script

कथं देवर्षिरुशना सदा काव्यो महामति: । असुराणां प्रियकर: सुराणामप्रिये रत:,परम बुद्धिमान्‌ कवित्वसम्पन्न देवर्षि उशना क्‍यों सदा ही असुरोंका प्रिय तथा देवताओंका अप्रिय करनेमें लगे रहते हैं?

Transliteration

kathaṁ devarṣir uśanā sadā kāvyo mahāmatiḥ | asurāṇāṁ priyakaraḥ surāṇām apriye rataḥ ||

Translation

Yudhishthira asked: “How is it that the divine seer Ushanas—Kavya, a great-minded sage—seems always intent on pleasing the Asuras, and takes delight in what is displeasing to the Devas?”

Word by Word

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• देवर्षिः: the divine seer
• देवर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उशना: Uśanā (Śukra)
• उशना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशना
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• काव्यः: Kāvya (patronymic/name of Śukra)
• काव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामतिः: great-minded, very wise
• महामतिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असुराणाम्: of the Asuras
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रियकरः: doing what is pleasing (to them), benefactor
• प्रियकरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुराणाम्: of the Devas
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अप्रिये: in what is displeasing / in displeasure
• अप्रिये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतः: engaged, devoted
• रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhishthira
• Devarshi Ushanas (Shukra)
• Kavya
• Asuras
• Suras (Devas)