Shloka 31

Brāhmaṇa-māhātmya: Tārkṣya’s instruction on tapas, satya, and svadharma

Chapter 182

Devanagari script

सो>हमैश्वर्यमोहेन मदाविष्टो युधिष्ठिर । पतित: प्रतिसम्बुद्धस्त्वां तु सम्बोधयाम्यहम्‌,युधिष्ठिर! इसी तरह मैं भी ऐश्वर्यके मोहसे मदोन्मत्त हो गया और मुझे उस समय चेत हुआ, जब कि मेरा अधः:पतन हो चुका। अतः अब तुम्हें सचेत कर रहा हूँ

Transliteration

so 'ham aiśvarya-moheṇa madāviṣṭo yudhiṣṭhira | patitaḥ pratisaṃbuddhas tvāṃ tu saṃbodhayāmy aham ||

Translation

“So it was with me, O Yudhiṣṭhira: deluded by the fascination of power and prosperity, I became intoxicated with pride. I came to my senses only after I had already fallen. Therefore, having awakened through that downfall, I now seek to awaken you.”

Word by Word

• {"so 'ham": 'I too

• even I (in the same way)', 'aiśvarya': 'lordship, sovereignty, wealth, worldly power', 'moha': 'delusion, infatuation, bewilderment', 'aiśvarya-moheṇa': 'through delusion caused by power/wealth', 'mada': 'pride, arrogance, intoxication (of prosperity)', 'madāviṣṭaḥ': 'overcome/possessed by pride

• intoxicated', 'patitaḥ': 'fallen

• morally/spiritually degraded', 'pratisaṃbuddhaḥ': 'fully awakened again

• come back to awareness', 'tvām': 'you', 'saṃbodhayāmi': 'I awaken, admonish, bring to awareness', 'aham': 'I', 'yudhiṣṭhira': 'O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative address)'}

Speaker

सर्प उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sarpa (the serpent speaker)