Shloka 12

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

स एष काममन्युभ्यां प्रलब्धो लोभमास्थित:

Transliteration

sa eṣa kāma-manyubhyāṃ pralabdho lobham āsthitaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Cet homme, dominé et abusé par le kāma (désir) et le manyu (colère), s’est réfugié dans le lobha (avidité).»

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मन्युभ्याम्: by/with (two) angers; by anger(s)
• मन्युभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• प्रलब्धः: deceived, deluded
• प्रलब्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + लभ्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोभम्: greed
• लोभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थितः: having resorted to; having taken up
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana