Shloka 122

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थमोक्षसंयुक्तमितिहासमिमं शुभम्‌ | श्रुत्वा मनुष्य: सततमिहामुत्र च मोदते

Translation

Bagi semua insan yang terlahir dalam keempat varṇa, ajaran kebijaksanaan ini ditampakkan. Barangsiapa senantiasa mendengarkan itihāsa yang suci ini—yang menyatukan dharma, artha, dan mokṣa—ia akan merasakan sukacita, baik di dunia ini maupun di alam sana.

Word by Word

• धर्मार्थमोक्षसंयुक्तम्: endowed with dharma, artha and moksha
• धर्मार्थमोक्षसंयुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मार्थमोक्षसंयुक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इतिहासम्: history/legend (itihasa)
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• मनुष्यः: a man/person
• मनुष्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always/constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत
• Form: adverb

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह
• Form: adverb

• अमुत्र: there (in the other world)
• अमुत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अमुत्र
• Form: adverb

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: conjunction

• मोदते: rejoices/is delighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Lat (present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

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