Shloka 94
Devanagari script
युधिछिर उवाच मोहो हि धर्ममूढत्वं मानस्त्वात्माभिमानिता । धर्मनिष्क्रियता55लस्यं शोकस्त्वज्ञानमुच्यते,युधिष्ठिर बोले--धर्ममूढ़ता ही मोह है, आत्माभिमान ही मान है, धर्मका पालन न करना आलस्य है और अज्ञानको ही शोक कहते हैं
Transliteration
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | moho hi dharmamūḍhatvaṃ mānas tv ātmābhimānitā | dharmanīṣkriyatā ālasyaṃ śokas tv ajñānam ucyate ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Delusion is, in truth, the bewilderment that makes one lose sight of dharma. Pride is the self’s conceit. Laziness is the refusal to act in accordance with dharma. And what people call ‘grief’ is, in essence, ignorance.”
Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मोहःdelusion
मोहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमोह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
धर्ममूढत्वम्being deluded about dharma
धर्ममूढत्वम्:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्ममूढत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मानःpride
मानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/and (contrast)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
आत्माभिमानिताself-conceit; identification with self
आत्माभिमानिता:
TypeNoun
Rootआत्माभिमानिता (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मनिष्क्रियताinaction regarding dharma; non-performance of duty
धर्मनिष्क्रियता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मनिष्क्रियता (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आलस्यम्laziness
आलस्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआलस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शोकःgrief
शोकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/and (contrast)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
अज्ञानम्ignorance
अज्ञानम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said/called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive (Karmani)
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes