Shloka 17
Devanagari script
ववृधे हि ततस्तस्य हृदि कामो महात्मन:
Transliteration
vavṛdhe hi tatastasyā hṛdi kāmo mahātmanaḥ
Translation
បន្ទាប់មក ពិតប្រាកដណាស់ កាមតណ្ហាបានកើនឡើងក្នុងចិត្តរបស់បុរសមហាត្មៈនោះ។
Word by Word
ववृधेgrew, increased
ववृधे:
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
ततःthen, thereafter; from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तस्यof him, his
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
हृदिin (his) heart
हृदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहृद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
कामःdesire, longing
कामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled (man)
महात्मनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
श
श्रीकृष्ण (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) (speaker)M
mahātman (a noble-souled person, unnamed here)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a key ethical insight: when desire (kāma) begins to grow within the heart, it can shape intention and action. Even a ‘mahātman’ is portrayed as susceptible to inner impulses, underscoring the need for vigilance, discernment, and self-mastery in dharmic life.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa describes a turning point: after certain preceding events, an unnamed noble person experiences an increase of desire in his heart. The line functions as a psychological transition, indicating that a new motive has arisen and will likely drive the next actions in the story.