Shloka 22

Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)

Devanagari script

तस्मादुन्मज्जनस्यार्थे प्रयतेत विचक्षण: । एतदुन्मज्जनं तस्य यदयं ब्राह्मणो भवेत्‌

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ವಿವೇಕಿಯು (ಕಾಲನದಿ/ಭವಸಾಗರದಿಂದ) ಮೇಲೇಳಲು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಬೇಕು. ಅವನ ನಿಜವಾದ ಉದ್ಧಾರವೆಂದರೆ—ಅವನು ಸಾರ್ಥಕವಾಗಿ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನಾಗುವುದು, ಅಂದರೆ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವುದು.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• उन्मज्जनस्य: of rising up; of deliverance
• उन्मज्जनस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्मज्जन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थे: for the sake (of); in the purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रयतेत: should strive; should make effort
• प्रयतेत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (यतते)
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• विचक्षणः: the discerning (person)
• विचक्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उन्मज्जनम्: rising up; deliverance
• उन्मज्जनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्मज्जन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him; for him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• यत्: which; that (fact that)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: a brahmin; knower of Brahman
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: may become; should become
• भवेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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