Shloka 31
अग्नित्रय-पितृवंश-रुद्रसृष्टि-वैराग्योपदेशः
Devanagari script
केन गच्छन्ति नरकं नराः केन महामते कर्मणाकर्मणा वापि श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि नः
Transliteration
kena gacchanti narakaṃ narāḥ kena mahāmate karmaṇākarmaṇā vāpi śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ
Translation
«Par quoi les hommes vont-ils en enfer, et par quoi l’évitent-ils, ô grand d’esprit ? Est-ce par l’action ou par la non-action ? Nous désirons l’entendre, car notre curiosité est véritable.»
Word by Word
kenaby what (cause/means)
kena:
gacchantigo (attain)
gacchanti:
narakamhell, a state of torment born of demerit
narakam:
narāḥhuman beings
narāḥ:
kenaby what (cause/means)
kena:
mahāmateO great-minded/wise one
mahāmate:
karmaṇāby action (deed)
karmaṇā:
akarmaṇāby non-action/inaction (or by freedom from binding action)
akarmaṇā:
vā apior even
vā api:
śrotumto hear
śrotum:
kautūhalamcuriosity/eagerness to know
kautūhalam:
hiindeed
hi:
naḥfor us
naḥ:
Speaker
Sages of Naimiṣāraṇya (addressing Sūta Gosvāmin)