Shloka 38

Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)

Devanagari script

लोभ: क्रोधो<भ्यसूयेष्या द्रोहो मोहश्न देहिनाम्‌

Transliteration

lobhaḥ krodho 'bhyasūyeṣyā droho mohaś ca dehinām

Translation

Nārada said: Greed, anger, spiteful envy, treachery, and delusion—these are the faults that commonly arise in embodied beings. In the ethical frame of the epic, such inner enemies cloud judgment and drive people toward harmful speech and action, becoming root-causes of conflict and downfall.

Word by Word

• लोभः: greed
• लोभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यसूया: envy, spite
• अभ्यसूया: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यसूया
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ईर्ष्या: jealousy
• ईर्ष्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोहः: treachery, malice
• द्रोहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मोहः: delusion
• मोहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• देहिनाम्: of embodied beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• embodied beings (dehin)