Mahabharata 3.2.41 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 41
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
Devanagari script
अर्थ एव हि केषांचिदनर्थ भजते नृणाम् | अर्थश्रेयसि चासक्तो न श्रेयो विन्दते नर:
Translation
ສໍາລັບມະນຸດບາງຄົນ ຊັບສິນເອງກໍກາຍເປັນເຫດໃຫ້ເກີດອະນັດ. ເພາະຜູ້ທີ່ຕິດພັນຢູ່ໃນ ‘ສຣະເຍະ’ ທີ່ສໍາເລັດດ້ວຍຊັບ—ຄວາມສຸກທາງໂລກ—ຍ່ອມບໍ່ພົບພາກຸສົນທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ.
Word by Word
अर्थःwealth; material gain
अर्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed; only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिfor; indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
केषांचित्of some (people)
केषांचित्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
अनर्थम्harm; misfortune
अनर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भजतेbrings about; results in; partakes of
भजते:
TypeVerb
Rootभज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
नृणाम्of men; of people
नृणाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अर्थश्रेयसिin the good (pleasure/benefit) arising from wealth
अर्थश्रेयसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आसक्तःattached; addicted
आसक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआसक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
श्रेयःtrue good; welfare
श्रेयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विन्दतेfinds; attains
विन्दते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
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