Shloka 32

अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः

Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving

Devanagari script

इयं हि योनि: प्रथमा यां प्राप्प जगतीपते । आत्मा वै शक्यते त्रातुं कर्मभि: शुभलक्षणै:,क्योंकि पृथ्वीनाथ! मनुष्यकी योनि ही वह अद्वितीय योनि है, जिसे पाकर शुभकर्मोंके अनुष्ठानसे आत्माका उद्धार किया जा सकता है

Transliteration

iyaṁ hi yoniḥ prathamā yāṁ prāpya jagatīpate | ātmā vai śakyate trātuṁ karmabhiḥ śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ ||

Translation

For, O lord of the earth, this human birth is the foremost condition of existence; having attained it, one is indeed able to rescue the self through actions marked by auspicious qualities.

Word by Word

इयम्this

हिindeed/for

योनि:womb/birth; species; mode of birth

प्रथमाfirst/primary

याम्which/whom (that)

प्राप्यhaving obtained

जगतीपतेO lord of the earth/world

आत्माself/soul

वैindeed/verily

शक्यतेis able to be/can be

त्रातुम्to save/deliver

कर्मभिःby actions/deeds

शुभलक्षणैःwith auspicious characteristics; virtuous

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Parāśara

jagatīpati (addressed king)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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