Shloka 31
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
Devanagari script
स्वमर्थ यः परित्यज्य परार्थमनुतिष्ठति । मिथ्या चरति मित्रार्थे यश्च॒ मूढ: स उच्यते,जो अपना कर्तव्य छोड़कर दूसरेके कर्तव्यका पालन करता है तथा मित्रके साथ असत् आचरण करता है, वह मूर्ख कहलाता है
Transliteration
svamarthaṁ yaḥ parityajya parārtham anutiṣṭhati | mithyā carati mitrārthe yaś ca mūḍhaḥ sa ucyate ||
Translation
जो आपले कर्तव्य सोडून दुसऱ्याचे कर्तव्य करतो, आणि जो मित्रासाठीही असत्य आचरण करतो—तो मूढ म्हणविला जातो.
Word by Word
स्वम्one's own
स्वम्:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootस्व
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अर्थम्duty/interest/purpose
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
परित्यज्यhaving abandoned
परित्यज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि+त्यज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active
परम्another's
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अर्थम्duty/interest/purpose
अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अनुतिष्ठतिpractises/follows
अनुतिष्ठति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु+स्था
Formpresent, indicative, parasmaipada, third, singular
मिथ्याfalsely/wrongly
मिथ्या:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमिथ्या
चरतिbehaves/acts
चरति:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
Formpresent, indicative, parasmaipada, third, singular
मित्रार्थेin the matter of a friend/for a friend's sake
मित्रार्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र+अर्थ
Formmasculine, locative, singular
यःand who
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मूढःdeluded/foolish
मूढः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
उच्यतेis called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formpresent, indicative, passive (ātmanepada form), third, singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraM
mitra (friend)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes