Shloka 45
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य यो<भ्युज्जीवति मानव: । स लोके लभते कीर्ति परत्र च शुभां गतिम्
Transliteration
svabāhubalam āśritya yo 'bhyujjīvati mānavaḥ | sa loke labhate kīrtiṃ paratra ca śubhāṃ gatim ||
Translation
He who relies upon the strength of his own arms and lives in striving upward gains good fame in this world, and beyond it a blessed destiny.
Word by Word
स्वबाहुबलम्one's own arm-strength
स्वबाहुबलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वबाहुबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आश्रित्यhaving relied on
आश्रित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्रि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभ्युज्जीवतिlives prosperously / lives excellently
अभ्युज्जीवति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-उद्-जीव्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मानवःa man, human
मानवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
लभतेobtains
लभते:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
कीर्तिम्fame
कीर्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
परत्रin the next world, hereafter
परत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरत्र
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
शुभाम्auspicious, good
शुभाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गतिम्course, destiny, state (after death)
गतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
mānava (human being)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes