Shloka 31
आदि पर्व — अध्याय ८३: ययाति-इन्द्र-संवादः तथा अष्टक-प्रश्नः
Yayāti–Indra Dialogue and Aṣṭaka’s Inquiry
Devanagari script
शुक्र उवाच धर्मज्ञ: सन् महाराज यो<धर्ममकृथा: प्रियम् । तस्माज्जरा त्वामचिराद् धर्षयिष्यति दुर्जया,शुक्राचार्यने कहा--महाराज! तुमने धर्मज्ञ होकर भी अधर्मको प्रिय मानकर उसका आचरण किया है। इसलिये जिसको जीतना कठिन है, वह वृद्धावस्था तुम्हें शीघ्र ही धर दबायेगी
Transliteration
śukra uvāca | dharmajñaḥ san mahārāja yo ’dharmam akṛthāḥ priyam | tasmāj jarā tvām acirād dharṣayiṣyati durjayā ||
Translation
Śukra said: “O great king, though you know dharma, you have treated adharma as something dear and have acted accordingly. Therefore invincible old age (decay) will soon overpower you.”
Word by Word
शुक्रःShukra
शुक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
धर्मज्ञःknower of dharma
धर्मज्ञः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सन्being
सन्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अधर्मम्unrighteousness
अधर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अकृथाःyou did / you practiced
अकृथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect, 2nd, Singular
प्रियम्as dear; dear (to you)
प्रियम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्)
जराold age
जरा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजरा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अचिरात्soon
अचिरात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअचिरात्
धर्षयिष्यतिwill overpower / will seize
धर्षयिष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootधृष्
FormSimple Future, 3rd, Singular
दुर्जयाhard to conquer
दुर्जया:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्जय
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
शुक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śukra (Śukrācārya)M
Mahārāja (the king addressed)J
Jarā (Old Age, personified)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes