Shloka 39

Dharma-śaṅkā-nivāraṇa: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Response on Karma-Phala and Trust in Dharma

Devanagari script

कर्तव्यमेव कर्मेति मनोरेष विनिश्चय: । एकान्तेन हानीहो5यं पराभवति पूरुष:,किंतु मनुका यह सिद्धान्त है कि कर्म करना ही चाहिये, जो बिलकुल कर्म छोड़कर निश्वेष्ट हो बैठ रहता है, वह पुरुष पराभवको प्राप्त होता है

Transliteration

kartavyam eva karmeti manor eṣa viniścayaḥ | ekāntena hānīho 'yaṃ parābhavati pūruṣaḥ |

Translation

Inilah ketetapan Manu: kewajiban harus dikerjakan. Orang yang sepenuhnya meninggalkan tindakan dan duduk diam tanpa usaha, pasti jatuh dalam kehinaan dan kekalahan.

Word by Word

कर्तव्यम्to be done; duty (that which must be done)

एवindeed; certainly; only

कर्मaction; work

इतिthus; ‘that’ (quotative)

मनॊःof Manu

एषःthis

विनिश्चयःdetermination; settled conclusion

एकान्तेनentirely; absolutely (lit. by exclusiveness)

हानिःloss; ruin

इहhere; in this world

अयम्this (person)

पराभवतिis defeated; comes to ruin

पूरुषःa man; person

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Manu

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes