Shloka 5
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
Devanagari script
येन वा लभते कीर्ति येन वा लभते श्रियम् यथा वर्तयन् पुरुष: श्रेयसा सम्प्रयुज्यते
Transliteration
yena vā labhate kīrtiṁ yena vā labhate śriyam | yathā vartayan puruṣaḥ śreyasā samprayujyate ||
Translation
ഏതു ആചരണത്താൽ മനുഷ്യൻ കീർത്തി നേടുന്നു, ഏതു ആചരണത്താൽ ശ്രീ—സമ്പത്ത്—നേടുന്നു; അവൻ എങ്ങനെ ജീവിക്കുന്നുവോ, അതനുസരിച്ചുതന്നെ ശ്രേയസ്സുമായി സംയുക്തനാകുന്നു.
Word by Word
येनby which/whereby
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
लभतेobtains
लभते:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
कीर्तिम्fame
कीर्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
येनby which/whereby
येन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
लभतेobtains
लभते:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
श्रियम्prosperity/fortune
श्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas/how
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वर्तयन्conducting himself/behaving
वर्तयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषःa man/person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रेयसाwith the good/the better (means of welfare)
श्रेयसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सम्प्रयुज्यतेis joined/engaged (with), attains union
सम्प्रयुज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्र-युज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (Ātmanepada usage)
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes