Shloka 14

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

na hānantaṃ sukhaṃ kaścit prāpnoti puruṣarṣabha | prajñāvāṃs tveva puruṣaḥ saṃyuktaḥ parayā dhiyā ||

Translation

O bull among men, no one attains unbroken, uninterrupted happiness. Rather, it is the wise person—endowed with the highest discernment—who remains rightly composed and steady amid changing fortunes.

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• hānantam: one who does not strike/kill (non-injuring)
• hānantam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hānant (from √han with prefix ā-)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• kaścit: someone/anyone
• kaścit: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: kaścit
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• prāpnoti: attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (pra-√āp)
• Form: present, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• puruṣarṣabha: O bull among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa + ṛṣabha
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• prajñāvān: wise
• prajñāvān: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prajñāvat
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• tu: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu

• eva: only/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• puruṣaḥ: a man/person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• saṃyuktaḥ: endowed/connected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyukta (ppp of sam-√yuj)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• parayā: with supreme
• parayā: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• dhiyā: understanding/intellect
• dhiyā: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhi
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana