Shloka 22

The Greatness of the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā): Merit of Bathing, Charity, and Faith

Devanagari script

परोपकारपापार्ति परद्रोहपरेर्षिकम् । लोलुपं पिशुनं क्रूरं कृतघ्नं क्षणिकं तथा

Transliteration

paropakārapāpārti paradrohaparerṣikam | lolupaṃ piśunaṃ krūraṃ kṛtaghnaṃ kṣaṇikaṃ tathā

Translation

Aquel a quien le duelen las buenas obras ajenas, empeñado en dañar a otros y siempre envidioso; codicioso, calumniador, cruel, ingrato y también voluble—

Word by Word

• परोपकार-पाप-आर्ति: distressed by others' merit and by sin (i.e., pained at others' good deeds)
• परोपकार-पाप-आर्ति: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परोपकारपापार्ति (प्रातिपदिक; पर + उपकार + पाप + आर्ति)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• पर-द्रोह-पर-ईर्षिकम्: given to harming others and envious of others
• पर-द्रोह-पर-ईर्षिकम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परद्रोहपरेर्षिक (प्रातिपदिक; पर + द्रोह + पर + ईर्षिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• लोलुपम्: greedy
• लोलुपम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोलुप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• पिशुनम्: slanderous, backbiting
• पिशुनम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• क्रूरम्: cruel
• क्रूरम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• कृतघ्नम्: ungrateful
• कृतघ्नम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतघ्न (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + घ्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• क्षणिकम्: momentary, short-lived
• क्षणिकम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षणिक (प्रातिपदिक; क्षण + इक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोग

• तथा: thus, also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/भाव (Adverbial relation) (भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle), प्रकारवाचक (in that manner), समुच्चयार्थे 'also'

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Svarga-khaṇḍa 29).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: परोपकारपापार्ति = पर + उपकार + पाप + आर्ति (समास/सन्धि); परद्रोहपरेर्षिकम् = पर + द्रोह + पर + ईर्षिकम्; ईर्षिकम् (envious) used adjectivally.

FAQs

What ethical lesson does this verse teach?

It lists destructive character traits—envy of others’ good deeds, harming others, greed, slander, cruelty, ingratitude, and fickleness—implying these are to be recognized and avoided as adharma.

What does “paropakārapāpārti” mean in context?

It indicates a person who feels pain or resentment at the good done by others—someone who cannot tolerate another’s virtue or helpful actions.

Does this verse relate to Bhakti or a specific deity?

No deity is named in this shloka fragment; it functions primarily as a moral/psychological characterization. Any Bhakti framing would depend on the surrounding chapter context.