Shloka 19
Devanagari script
संचिन्वानकमेवैनं कामानामवितृप्तकम् । व्यात्र: पशुमिवादाय मृत्युरादाय गच्छति
Transliteration
sañcinvānakam evainaṃ kāmānām atṛptakam | vyāghraḥ paśum ivādāya mṛtyur ādāya gacchati ||
Translation
Orang yang terus menimbun dan tak pernah kenyang oleh hasrat—maut akan mengangkatnya pergi, laksana harimau menyambar dan membawa seekor binatang.
Word by Word
संचिन्वानकम्accumulating, gathering
संचिन्वानकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंचि (सम् + चि)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
एनम्this (him)
एनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कामानाम्of desires
कामानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अवितृप्तकम्unsatiated, not satisfied
अवितृप्तकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवितृप्तक (a- + वि-तृप् + क)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
व्याघ्रःa tiger
व्याघ्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पशुम्an animal, beast
पशुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आदायhaving seized, taking
आदाय:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + दा
FormGerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्)
मृत्युःDeath
मृत्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आदायhaving seized, taking
आदाय:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + दा
FormGerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्)
गच्छतिgoes, carries off
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
Mṛtyu (Death, personified)V
Vyāghra (tiger)P
Paśu (animal/prey)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A person who keeps accumulating and remains insatiable in desires is still helpless before mortality; death can seize such a person suddenly, so one should restrain craving and cultivate detachment and preparedness for life’s end.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he uses a vivid simile: just as a tiger snatches an animal, Death snatches away the insatiable hoarder—underscoring the futility of endless acquisition.