Shloka 71
Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)
Devanagari script
मोघेष्टा मोघसंकल्पा मोघज्ञाना विचेतस: । सर्वाभिशड्किनश्वैव संवृत्ता: क्लेशदायिन:,उनकी कामनाएँ, उनके संकल्प और उनके ज्ञान सभी निष्फल थे। उनकी स्मरण-शक्ति क्षीण हो गयी थी। वे सभी परस्पर संदेह करते हुए एक-दूसरेके लिये क्लेशदायक बन गये
Transliteration
mogheṣṭā moghasaṅkalpā moghajñānā vicetasaḥ | sarvābhiśaṅkinaś caiva saṃvṛttāḥ kleśadāyinaḥ ||
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Their striving became futile, their resolves came to nothing, and even their knowledge proved barren. Their minds grew unsteady and their power of recollection waned. Suspicious of one another in every way, they turned into sources of distress for each other.”
Word by Word
मोघेष्टाःhaving futile desires/endeavours
मोघेष्टाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमोघेष्टा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मोघसंकल्पाःwhose resolves are futile
मोघसंकल्पाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमोघसंकल्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मोघज्ञानाःwhose knowledge is futile
मोघज्ञानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमोघज्ञान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विचेतसःbewildered; lacking sense
विचेतसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविचेतस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाभिशङ्किनःsuspecting everyone
सर्वाभिशङ्किनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वाभिशङ्किन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
संवृत्ताःbecame; turned into
संवृत्ताः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + वृत्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, active sense (become/have become)
क्लेशदायिनःcausing distress
क्लेशदायिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लेशदायिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes