Shloka 21

मृत्यु-काल-प्रबोधनम् (Instruction on Mortality, Time, and Truth) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 169

Devanagari script

आत्मानं पीडयित्वापि सुहृत्कार्यपरायणा: । विरज्यन्ति न मित्रेभ्यो वासो रक्तमिवाविकम्‌

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ pīḍayitvāpi suhṛt-kārya-parāyaṇāḥ | virajyanti na mitrebhyo vāso raktam ivāvikam ||

Translation

Sekalipun harus menyakiti diri sendiri, mereka yang bertekad menuntaskan kesejahteraan sahabat tidak berpaling dari kawan-kawannya—seperti kain wol yang telah menyerap pewarna tak kehilangan warnanya.

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पीडयित्वा: having pained/afflicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• सुहृत्-कार्य-परायणा: devoted to the business of friends
• सुहृत्-कार्य-परायणा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विरज्यन्ति: become disaffected/turn away
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + रञ्ज्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Plural

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

• मित्रेभ्यः: from friends
• मित्रेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• वासः: cloth/garment
• वासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• रक्तम्: dyed red
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अविकम्: woollen (made of sheep’s wool)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• friend (suhṛt/mitra)
• woollen cloth (āvikam vāsaḥ)
• dye/color (rakta)