Sutra 5
Devanagari script
तयोः कोपो गरीयान् ॥ कZ_०८.३.०५ ॥
Transliteration
tayoḥ kopo garīyān
Translation
Des deux, la colère est la plus grave (la plus dangereuse).
Word by Word
तयोःof those two / between the two (of them)
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-शब्दः; षष्ठी-द्विवचनम् (Genitive dual); पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः (सन्दर्भानुसारम्)
कोपःanger, wrath, hostility
कोपः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुप् (कोप)
Formपुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)
गरीयान्greater, more serious, weightier
गरीयान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु (गुर्)
Formपुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक-प्रयोगः (comparative: ‘heavier/greater’); कोपः इति शब्दस्य विशेषणम्
Entities Mentioned
A
anger (kopa)D
desire (kāma)FAQs
Anger tends to trigger immediate punitive or reckless action, rapidly creating enemies and instability, whereas desire often unfolds more gradually and can be bounded by procedure.