Shloka 9
Dharma-śaṅkā-nivāraṇa: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Response on Karma-Phala and Trust in Dharma
Devanagari script
स्वकर्म कुरु मा ग्लासी: कर्मणा भव दंशित: । कृतं हि योडभिजानाति सहस्ने सो5स्ति नास्ति च,अतः आप अपना कर्म करें। उसमें ग्लानि न करें, कर्मका कवच पहने रहें। जो कर्म करना अच्छी तरह जानता है, ऐसा मनुष्य हजारोंमें एक भी है या नहीं? यह बताना कठिन है
Transliteration
svakarma kuru mā glāsiḥ, karmaṇā bhava daṃśitaḥ | kṛtaṃ hi yo ’bhijānāti, sahasre sa ’sti nāsti ca ||
Translation
Do your own appointed duty; do not sink into self-reproach. Be armed and protected by steadfast action itself. For one who truly understands what is to be done and what has been done—such a person, among thousands, is scarcely to be found; indeed, it is hard to say whether he exists at all.
Word by Word
स्वकर्मone's own duty/work
स्वकर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरुdo (you)
कुरु:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
ग्लासीःbe despondent / feel dejection
ग्लासीः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootग्ला
FormAorist (injunctive/imperative sense with मा), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
कर्मणाby/with action
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भवbe (you)
भव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
दंशितःarmored/protected (as if with a cuirass)
दंशितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदंशित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृतम्what is done; deed
कृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभिजानातिknows well/recognizes
अभिजानाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-ज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहस्रेषुamong thousands
सहस्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes