Shloka 38

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तेन मया पश्चाच्छप्तस्त्वमपि मत्सरात्‌ | अद्यप्रभृति वै वासं स्वर्गे नावाप्स्यसीति ह

Transliteration

ity uktena mayā paścāc chaptas tvam api matsarāt | adyaprabhṛti vai vāsaṃ svarge nāvāpsyasīti ha ||

Translation

Setelah aku berkata demikian, engkau pun—karena iri hati—terkena kutuk: “Mulai hari ini engkau tidak akan memperoleh tempat tinggal di surga.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तेन: by (what was) said
• उक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (वच्)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• शप्तः: cursed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शप्त (शप्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

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

• मत्सरात्: from jealousy/envy
• मत्सरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• प्रभृति: from (this time) onward
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वासम्: dwelling/residence
• वासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Jealousy (mātsarya) is ethically corrosive: it provokes harmful intent and invites karmic consequences, here expressed as the loss of svarga—symbolizing forfeiture of the fruits of merit and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa reports that after he spoke, the addressed person—motivated by envy—became subject to a curse declaring that from that day forward he would not attain residence in heaven.