Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

सुखमापतितं सेवेद्‌ दुः:खमापतितं वहेत्‌

Transliteration

sukham āpatitaṁ seved duḥkham āpatitaṁ vahet

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “When happiness comes of its own accord, one should accept and enjoy it; when sorrow comes unbidden, one should endure and bear it.”

Word by Word

• सुखम्: happiness, comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपतितम्: that has befallen, come upon
• आपतितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपत् (आपतति)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सेवेत्: should enjoy/accept, should make use of
• सेवेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सेव् (सेवते)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• दुःखम्: sorrow, suffering
• दुःखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपतितम्: that has befallen, come upon
• आपतितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपत् (आपतति)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वहेत्: should bear/endure
• वहेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (वहति)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana