Mahabharata 3.33.26 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 26
अध्याय ३३ — कर्म, दैव, हठ, स्वभाव और पुरुषार्थ पर द्रौपदी का उपदेश
Draupadī on Action, Fate, and Human Effort
Devanagari script
सतत यश्च कामार्थी नेतरावनुतिष्ठति । मित्राणि तस्य नश्यन्ति धर्मार्थभ्यां च हीयते
Translation
അതുപോലെ, നിരന്തരം കാമം മാത്രം തേടി ധർമ്മവും അർത്ഥവും സമ്പാദിക്കാത്തവന്റെ സുഹൃത്തുകൾ നശിക്കുന്നു; അവൻ ധർമ്മത്തിലും അർത്ഥത്തിലും ഇരട്ടയായും ക്ഷയിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
सततम्always, continually
सततम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसतत
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कामार्थीdesirous of pleasure (kāma)
कामार्थी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकामार्थिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
इतरौthe other two (dharma and artha)
इतरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
अनुतिष्ठतिpractises, carries out
अनुतिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-स्था
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मित्राणिfriends
मित्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
नश्यन्तिperish, are lost
नश्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootनश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
धर्मार्थाभ्याम्from dharma and artha
धर्मार्थाभ्याम्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म + अर्थ
FormMasculine, Ablative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
हीयतेis deprived, falls short
हीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootहा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada (passive sense)
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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