Shloka 85

Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154

Devanagari script

बह्ललीकमसत्यं चाप्यतिवादाप्रियंवदम्‌ । इमं॑ प्रेक्ष्य पुनर्भावं दुः:खशोकविवर्धनम्‌

Transliteration

bahllīkam asatyaṃ cāpy ativādāpriyaṃ vadam | imaṃ prekṣya punarbhāvaṃ duḥkhaśokavivardhanam ||

Translation

«(ຜູ້ຄົນ) ກາຍເປັນຜູ້ຫຼອກລວງ ແລະບໍ່ສັດຈິງ, ມັກເວົ້າເກີນຄວາມ ແລະເວົ້າຄຳຮ້າຍ, ເວົ້າແຕ່ຄຳທີ່ບໍ່ນ່າຟັງ. ເມື່ອເຫັນວົງຈອນການເກີດໃໝ່ຊ້ຳໆນີ້ ທີ່ມີແຕ່ເພີ່ມທຸກ ແລະໂສກ…»

Word by Word

• बह्ललीकम्: falsehood, deceit
• बह्ललीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बह्ललीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असत्यम्: untruth
• असत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अतिवाद: excessive/overbearing speech, exaggeration
• अतिवाद: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिवाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रियंवदम्: one who speaks unpleasantly
• अप्रियंवदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रियंवद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen, considering
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + ईक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वान्त/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)

• पुनर्भावम्: rebirth, repeated becoming
• पुनर्भावम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्भाव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दुःखशोकविवर्धनम्: increasing sorrow and grief
• दुःखशोकविवर्धनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखशोकविवर्धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka