Shloka 8

Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहंकार4“5 एव च । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदु:ःखदोषानुदर्शनम्‌

Transliteration

indriyārtheṣu vairāgyam anahaṅkāra eva ca | janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam ||

Translation

Arjuna said: Detachment from the objects of the senses, and freedom from egoism; and a clear, steady contemplation of the faults inherent in suffering—birth, death, old age, and disease. These dispositions are presented as marks of true discernment, turning the mind away from fleeting gratification and toward what is enduring and ethically elevating.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियार्थेषु: in the objects of the senses
• इन्द्रियार्थेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रियार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वैराग्यम्: dispassion
• वैराग्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराग्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनहंकारः: absence of egoism
• अनहंकारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनहंकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: only/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• जन्म: birth
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मृत्यु: death
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जरा: old age
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• व्याधि: disease
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुःख: sorrow/suffering
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दोष: fault/defect
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुदर्शनम्: repeated seeing/constant contemplation
• अनुदर्शनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna