Shloka 16

Adhyāya 290: Sāṃkhya-vidhi, Deha-doṣa, Guṇa-vicāra, and Mokṣa-gati

Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue

Devanagari script

चक्षुषा मनसा वाचा कर्मणा च चतुर्विधम्‌ | कुरुते यादृशं कर्म तादृशं प्रतिपद्यते,मनुष्य नेत्र, मन, वाणी और क्रियाके द्वारा चार प्रकारके कर्म करता है और जैसा कर्म करता है वैसा ही उसका फल पाता है

Transliteration

cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham | kurute yādṛśaṃ karma tādṛśaṃ pratipadyate ||

Translation

人は眼と心と言葉と行為によって、四つのかたちで業をなす。なした業のとおりに、その果を受けるのである。

Word by Word

• चक्षुषा: by the eye
• चक्षुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वाचा: by speech
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• चतुर्विधम्: fourfold
• चतुर्विधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुरुते: does/performs
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• यादृशम्: such as/whatever kind of
• यादृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, action
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तादृशम्: such (of that kind)
• तादृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिपद्यते: attains/obtains (comes to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पराशर (Parāśara)
• मनुष्य (human being)