Shloka 9

मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death

Devanagari script

एवं बुद्ध्वा नर: सर्व भूतानामागतिं गतिम्‌ | समवेक्ष्य च वैषम्यं लभते शममुत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

evaṁ buddhvā naraḥ sarva-bhūtānām āgatiṁ gatiṁ | samavekṣya ca vaiṣamyaṁ labhate śamam uttamam ||

Translation

ಹೀಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಭೂತಗಳ ಆಗಮನ-ಗಮನ—ಸಂಸಾರಗತಿ—ಯನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ಅವರ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳ ವೈಷಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕ್‌ವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿದವನು ಪರಮೋತ್ತಮ ಶಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• बुद्ध्वा: having understood/known
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• आगतिम्: coming, arrival
• आगतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• गतिम्: going, course, movement
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• समवेक्ष्य: having considered/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-ईक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

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

• वैषम्यम्: inequality, disparity
• वैषम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैषम्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• लभते: obtains, attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: present indicative (लट्), ātmanepada, third, singular

• शमम्: peace, tranquility
• शमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उत्तमम्: supreme, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa