Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 13
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
Devanagari script
(हृष्पन्तमवसीदन्तं सुखदुःखविपर्यये । आत्मानमनुशोचामि ममैष हृदि संस्थित: ।।
Transliteration
hṛṣyantam avasīdantaṃ sukhaduḥkhaviparyaye | ātmānam anuśocāmi mamaiṣa hṛdi saṃsthitaḥ ||
Translation
ब्राह्मण बोले—राजन्! देखो, इस संसार में उत्तम, मध्यम और अधम—सभी प्राणी अपने-अपने कर्मों में आसक्त होकर सर्वथा दुःख से व्याप्त हो रहे हैं।
Word by Word
हृष्यन्तम्rejoicing
हृष्यन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootहृष्
Formशतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
अवसीदन्तम्sinking / becoming dejected
अवसीदन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootअव + सद्
Formशतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
सुखदुःखविपर्ययेin the alternation of pleasure and pain
सुखदुःखविपर्यये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुख-दुःख-विपर्यय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
आत्मानम्the self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुशोचामिI lament / grieve for
अनुशोचामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + शुच्
FormPresent (लट्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
ममof me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हृदिin the heart
हृदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहृद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
संस्थितःsituated / abiding
संस्थितः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + स्था
Formक्त (भूतकृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
brāhmaṇa (speaker)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Emotional dependence on the alternating cycle of pleasure and pain produces continual inner grief; recognizing this pattern is a step toward steadiness and detachment.
A brāhmaṇa speaker reflects introspectively on his own mind: he becomes elated in happiness and depressed in sorrow, and he confesses that this recurring lament has settled in his heart.