Shloka 20
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
Devanagari script
गन्धवर्णरसस्पर्शा निवर्तन्ते स्वभावत: । तथैव सुखदुःखानि विधानमनुवर्तते,जैसे शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस और गन्ध स्वभावत: आते-जाते रहते हैं, उसी प्रकार मनुष्य सुख और दु:खोंको प्रारब्धानुसार पाता रहता है
Transliteration
gandha-varṇa-rasa-sparśā nivartante svabhāvataḥ | tathaiva sukha-duḥkhāni vidhānam anuvartate ||
Translation
Dijo Janaka: “El olor, el color, el sabor y el tacto surgen y se desvanecen por su propia naturaleza. Del mismo modo, los placeres y los dolores llegan a una persona conforme al curso ordenado (su destino).”
Word by Word
गन्ध-वर्ण-रस-स्पर्शाःsmell, color, taste, touch (sense-objects)
गन्ध-वर्ण-रस-स्पर्शाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध/वर्ण/रस/स्पर्श
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निवर्तन्तेcease/turn back, come and go
निवर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootनिवृत् (नि+वृत्)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Atmanepada
स्वभावतःby nature, naturally
स्वभावतः:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वभाव
Formablative adverb (tas)
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सुख-दुःखानिpleasures and pains
सुख-दुःखानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुख/दुःख
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
विधानम्ordainment, destiny, dispensation
विधानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुवर्ततेfollows, conforms to
अनुवर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootअनुवृत् (अनु+वृत्)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
जनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
J
JanakaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes