Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

तपसापि हि संयुक्ता धनवन्तो महाधिय: । सर्वे मृत्युवशं यान्ति तदिदं प्रेतपत्तनम्‌

Transliteration

tapasāpi hi saṃyuktā dhanavanto mahādhiyāḥ | sarve mṛtyuvaśaṃ yānti tad idaṃ pretapattanam ||

Translation

തപസ്സോടെ യുക്തരായ ധനവാന്മാരും മഹാബുദ്ധിമാന്മാരും പോലും—എല്ലാവരും മരണാധീനരാകുന്നു. ഇതുതന്നെ പ്രേതപട്ടണം.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• संयुक्ताः: endowed/connected (with)
• संयुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• धनवन्तः: wealthy (men)
• धनवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाधियः: of great intellect
• महाधियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मृत्युवशम्: the control/power of death
• मृत्युवशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु-वश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यान्ति: go/come to
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तत्: therefore/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रेतपत्तनम्: the city/abode of the departed (i.e., death)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत-पत्तन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

जम्बुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Jambuka
• Mṛtyu (Death)
• Pretapattana (city/abode of the departed)