Shloka 39
स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च
Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation
Devanagari script
स्वयमुत्पादयित्वाग्निं वस्त्रेण परिवेष्टयन् । दहाुमानो मनस्तापं भजते न स पण्डित:,“जो मनुष्य स्वयं आग जलाकर उसे कपड़ेमें लपेट लेता है और जलनेपर मन-ही-मन संतापका अनुभव करता है, वह बुद्धिमान् नहीं कहा जा सकता है
Transliteration
svayam utpādayitvāgniṁ vastreṇa pariveṣṭayan | dahyamāno manastāpaṁ bhajate na sa paṇḍitaḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “A man who himself kindles a fire, wraps it in cloth, and then—when it burns him—suffers inward anguish, cannot be called wise.”
Word by Word
स्वयम्by oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
उत्पादयित्वाhaving produced/ignited
उत्पादयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्+पद् (उत्पादयति)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (causative base)
अग्निम्fire
अग्निम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वस्त्रेणwith a cloth/garment
वस्त्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
परिवेष्टयन्wrapping (around)
परिवेष्टयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि+वेष्ट् (परिवेष्टयति)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Parasmaipada, Present, Singular
दह्यमानःbeing burnt
दह्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदह् (दह्यते)
Formशानच् (present middle/passive participle), Ātmanepada/Passive, Present, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मनःतापम्mental anguish
मनःतापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्+ताप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भजतेexperiences/undergoes
भजते:
TypeVerb
Rootभज्
FormPresent, Indicative, Ātmanepada, Third, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सःhe/that person
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पण्डितःa wise man/scholar
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशमग्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaA
agni (fire)V
vastra (cloth/garment)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes