Shloka 27

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda

Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort

Devanagari script

पूर्वमप्यतिदु:शीलो न धैर्य कर्तुमहति

Transliteration

pūrvam apy atiduḥśīlo na dhairyaṃ kartum arhati

Translation

કૃપાએ કહ્યું— “પહેલેથી જ તે અત્યંત દુશ્ચરિત્ર હતો; ધૈર્ય કે સંયમ રાખવા તે યોગ્ય નથી.”

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अतिदुःशीलः: very ill-natured, extremely vicious
• अतिदुःशीलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिदुःशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• धैर्यम्: steadfastness, patience, self-control
• धैर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do, to practice
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• अर्हति: is able/fit, deserves
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• an unnamed male person (implied by atiduḥśīlaḥ)