Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 40
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
Devanagari script
यश्नेदं श्रावयेद् विद्वान् सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि । धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्गो ब्रह्म भूयाय कल्पते
Translation
Le sage qui, parva après parva, fait sans cesse réciter et entendre ce récit—voit toutes ses fautes lavées; il acquiert droit au ciel et devient apte à atteindre l’état de Brahman.
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this (text/section)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रावयेत्should cause to be heard / should recite to others
श्रावयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (caus. श्रावय-)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
विद्वान्a learned man
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeNoun (agentive)
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
पर्वणिin (each) parvan/section/occasion
पर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पर्वणिin (every) parvan/section (repetition for distributive sense)
पर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
धूतपाप्माone whose sins are washed away
धूतपाप्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधूतपाप्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जितस्वर्गःone who has won heaven / has secured heaven
जितस्वर्गः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman / the Absolute
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भूयायshould become
भूयाय:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (भूय-)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कल्पतेis fit / is capable / is deemed
कल्पते:
TypeVerb
Rootकॢप्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes