Shloka 7
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
मा55त्मानमवमन्यस्व मैनमल्पेन बीभर: । मन: कृत्वा सुकल्याणं मा भैस्त्वं प्रतिसंहर,अपनेको दुर्बल मानकर स्वयं ही अपनी अवहेलना न कर, इस आत्माका थोड़े धनसे भरण-पोषण न कर, मनको परम कल्याणमय बनाकर--उसे शुभ संकल्पोंसे सम्पन्न करके निडर हो जा, भयको सर्वथा त्याग दे
Transliteration
mātmānam avamanyasva mainam alpena bībharaḥ | manaḥ kṛtvā sukalyāṇaṁ mā bhaiḥ tvaṁ pratisaṁhara ||
Translation
પોતાને દુર્બળ માની પોતાનો અવમાન ન કર. તુચ્છ સાધનોથી આ આત્માનું પોષણ ન કર. મનને સર્વથા કલ્યાણમય—શુભ સંકલ્પોથી પરિપૂર્ણ—બનાવી નિર્ભય થા; ભયમાંથી મનને પાછું ખેંચી તેને સર્વથા ત્યજી દે.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle (with imperative/optative)
आत्मानम्oneself / the self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अवमन्यस्वdespise / slight
अवमन्यस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootअव√मन् (मन्यते)
Formimperative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada (middle sense in usage: 'think/consider')
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle
एनम्this (him/it)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अल्पेनwith little / by a small (amount)
अल्पेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्प
Formneuter, instrumental, singular (used adverbially: 'with little')
बीभरःsupport / maintain / nourish
बीभरः:
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (बिभर्ति)
Formimperative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada (Vedic/epic form)
मनःmind
मनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
Formabsolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable
सुकल्याणम्very auspicious / wholly beneficial
सुकल्याणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-कल्याण
Formneuter, accusative, singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
Formprohibitive particle
भैःfear
भैः:
TypeVerb
Root√भी (बिभेति)
Formimperative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada (epic form for 'मा भैः' = 'do not fear')
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formnominative, singular
प्रतिसंहरwithdraw / restrain / gather back
प्रतिसंहर:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-सम्-√हृ (संहरति)
Formimperative, 2nd person, singular, parasmaipada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes