Shloka 3

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ७७: पुरुषकार–दैवसंयोगः तथा दुष्टमन्त्रपरामर्शस्य राजनैतिक-परिणामः

Human Effort, Contingency, and the Political Effects of Corrupt Counsel

Devanagari script

अफल मन्यसे वापि पुरुषस्य पराक्रमम्‌ | न चान्तरेण कर्माणि पौरुषेण फलोदय:,अथवा आप मनुष्यके पराक्रमको निष्फल मानते हैं; क्योंकि पूर्वजन्मके कर्म (प्रारब्ध)- के बिना केवल पुरुषार्थसे किसी फलकी प्राप्ति नहीं होती

Transliteration

aphalaṁ manyase vāpi puruṣasya parākramam | na cāntareṇa karmāṇi pauruṣeṇa phalodayaḥ ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Do you consider a man’s valor to be fruitless? For without the workings of past deeds (karma), no result arises merely from personal effort.”

Word by Word

• अफलम्: fruitless
• अफलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अफल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• मन्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पुरुषस्य: of a man
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पराक्रमम्: valor/effort
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्तरेण: without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरेण

• कर्माणि: actions/deeds
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पौरुषेण: by manly effort
• पौरुषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• फलोदयः: arising of fruit/result
• फलोदयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलोदय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna