Shloka 125

The Marks of Merit and the Destinies of Beings

Divine vs Demonic Traits

Devanagari script

किल्बिषेषु च सर्वेषु कलहेऽन्यायकर्मणि । रता दैत्यादयो ये ते सर्वे निरयगामिनः

Transliteration

kilbiṣeṣu ca sarveṣu kalahe'nyāyakarmaṇi | ratā daityādayo ye te sarve nirayagāminaḥ

Translation

Ceux — tels les Daityas — qui se complaisent en toute sorte de péché, dans la querelle et les actes iniques : tous, sans exception, vont en enfer.

Word by Word

• किल्बिषेषु: in sins
• किल्बिषेषु: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); किल्बिषेषु इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कलहे: in quarrel
• कलहे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन)

• अन्यायकर्मणि: in unjust action
• अन्यायकर्मणि: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular/एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Genitive Tatpuruṣa: ‘deed of injustice’)

• रता: attached/engaged
• रता: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु) → रत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine/स्त्री), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally)

• दैत्यादयः: Daityas and others
• दैत्यादयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); तत्पुरुषः (ādi-anta: ‘Daityas and others’)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• ते: those
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative pronoun)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); दैत्यादयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• निरयगामिनः: hell-bound
• निरयगामिनः: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरय + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/पुं), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (destination: ‘going to hell’)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कलहेऽन्यायकर्मणि = कलहे + अन्यायकर्मणि (e + a → 'e).

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Niraya (hell)

FAQs

What ethical warning is given in this verse?

It warns that delighting in sin, quarrelsomeness, and unjust conduct leads to a hellish destiny (niraya), emphasizing moral restraint and righteous action.

Who are the “Daityas” mentioned here?

Daityas are a class of mythic beings often portrayed as antagonistic to dharma; here they function as exemplars of those who take pleasure in wrongdoing.

How does this verse relate to the Padma Purana’s teaching on karma?

It presents a clear karmic causality: repeated engagement in sinful and unjust actions produces a corresponding post-mortem consequence—going to niraya (hell).