Mahabharata 3.2.45 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 45

ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः

Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction

Devanagari script

दुःखेन चाधिगम्यन्ते तस्मान्नाशं न चिन्तयेत्‌ । असंतोषपरा मूढा: संतोष॑ यान्ति पण्डिता:

Translation

La richesse s’acquiert aussi dans la peine; qu’on ne la médite donc pas sans cesse. Car s’inquiéter de la richesse, c’est songer à sa propre perte. Les insensés demeurent dans l’insatisfaction; les sages parviennent au contentement.

Word by Word

• दुःखेन: by/through suffering
• दुःखेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अधिगम्यन्ते: are obtained/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (Passive-like usage), Third, Plural

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• नाशम्: destruction/ruin
• नाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चिन्तयेत्: should think/ponder
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• असंतोषपरा: devoted to dissatisfaction
• असंतोषपरा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-संतोष-पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मूढाः: fools/deluded people
• मूढाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संतोषम्: contentment
• संतोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतोष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यान्ति: go to/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• पण्डिताः: wise men/scholars
• पण्डिताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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