Shloka 10

Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि

Devanagari script

सर्वोपायात्‌ तु कामस्य क्रोधस्य च विनिग्रह: । कार्य: श्रेयोडर्थिना तौ हि श्रेयोघातार्थमुद्यती,जिसे कल्याणप्राप्तिकी इच्छा हो, उसे सभी उपायोंसे काम और क्रोधको दबाना चाहिये; क्योंकि ये दोनों दोष कल्याणका नाश करनेके लिये उद्यत रहते हैं

Transliteration

sarvopāyāt tu kāmasya krodhasya ca vinigrahaḥ | kāryaḥ śreyorthinā tau hi śreyoghātārtham udyatī ||

Translation

Nārada said: One who seeks true welfare should, by every possible means, restrain desire and anger; for these two faults are ever poised to strike down one’s good and ruin one’s highest benefit.

Word by Word

सर्वोपायात्from every means / by all means

तुbut/indeed

कामस्यof desire

क्रोधस्यof anger

चand

विनिग्रहःrestraint/suppression

कार्यःshould be done / must be undertaken

श्रेयःwelfare/the good

अर्थिनाby one who seeks (it) / by a seeker

तौthose two (desire and anger)

हिfor/indeed

श्रेयःघातdestruction of welfare

अर्थम्for the purpose

उद्यतीstriving/ready (to act)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes