Shloka 57

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

Devanagari script

लुप्तधर्मा परेणासि धर्म दर्शय वै सुतान्‌ । कि ते राज्येन दुर्धर्ष येन प्राप्तोडसि किल्बिषम्‌

Transliteration

luptadharmā pareṇāsi dharma darśaya vai sutān | ki te rājyena durdharṣa yena prāpto'si kilbiṣam ||

Translation

Dharma-mu telah tertutup oleh pengaruh orang lain. Tunjukkan kepada putra-putramu jalan kebenaran. Wahai pahlawan yang sukar ditaklukkan, apa gunanya kerajaan bagimu, jika demi itu engkau memikul beban dosa?

Word by Word

• लुप्तधर्मा: one whose dharma is lost
• लुप्तधर्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लुप्तधर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परेण: by another / through another (cause)
• परेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• असि: you are
• असि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मम्: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दर्शय: show, point out
• दर्शय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (णिच्)

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• राज्येन: with/through the kingdom; by kingship
• राज्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दुर्धर्ष: O hard-to-overcome one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• येन: by which; for which reason
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• प्राप्तः: having obtained; having incurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• असि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किल्बिषम्: sin, guilt
• किल्बिषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• sons (sutāḥ)