Shloka 5
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
Devanagari script
रागद्वेषाभिभूतं च नरं द्रव्यवशानुगम् । मोहजाता रतिराम समुपैति नराधिप,नरेश्वर! राग और द्वेषके वशीभूत होकर जब मनुष्य द्रव्यमें आसक्त हो जाता है, तब मोहकी कन्या रति उसके पास आ जाती है
Transliteration
rāgadveṣābhibhūtaṃ ca naraṃ dravyavaśānugam | mohajātā ratir āma samupaiti narādhipa ||
Translation
Parāśara said: When a man is overpowered by attachment and aversion and, under the sway of wealth, becomes engrossed in possessions, then Rati—born of delusion—draws near to him, binding him more tightly to infatuation and pleasure-seeking.
Word by Word
रागद्वेषाभिभूतम्overpowered by passion and hatred
रागद्वेषाभिभूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootराग-द्वेष-अभिभूत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नरम्a man
नरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्रव्यवशानुगम्following the sway of wealth; subservient to riches
द्रव्यवशानुगम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रव्य-वश-अनुग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मोहजाताborn of delusion
मोहजाता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमोह-जा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
रतिःRati (desire/pleasure; personified)
रतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आम्indeed (emphatic particle)
आम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआम्
समुपैतिapproaches; comes near
समुपैति:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+उप+इ
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नराधिपO king; lord of men
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-अधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नरेश्वरO ruler of men
नरेश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-ईश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
पराशर उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
ParāśaraN
Narādhipa (the king addressed)R
Rati (personified)M
Moha (delusion, personified as progenitor)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes