Shloka 2

Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)

Devanagari script

लोको हार्यगुणानेव भूयिष्ठं तु प्रशंसति । रूपमानवयोमानश्रीमानाश्षाप्पसंशयम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | loko hārya-guṇān eva bhūyiṣṭhaṃ tu praśaṃsati | rūpam ānavayo māna-śrīmān āśāppa-saṃśayam ||

Translation

Dijo Bhishma: La gente, en su mayor parte, alaba sólo aquellas cualidades que resultan agradables y atractivas. La belleza, la humildad, el honor y la prosperidad—éstas se toman comúnmente como señales de excelencia, sin duda.

Word by Word

• लोकः: the world/people
• लोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हार्यगुणान्: attractive virtues
• हार्यगुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्यगुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भूयिष्ठम्: most/exceedingly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयिष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रशंसति: praises
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रूपम्: beauty/form
• रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आनवयम्: faultless/without defect
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मानम्: honour/respect
• मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: prosperous/fortunate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• आप्नोति: attains/obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संशयम्: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• loka (people/the world)