Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अशुभा गतय: प्राप्ता: कष्टा मे पापसेवनात्‌ । काममन्युपरीतेन तृष्णया मोहितेन च,मैंने काम-क्रोधसे युक्त और तृष्णासे मोहित होकर अनेक बार पाप किये हैं और उनके सेवनके फलस्वरूप घोर कष्ट देनेवाली अशुभ गतियोंको भोगा है

Transliteration

aśubhā gatayaḥ prāptāḥ kaṣṭā me pāpasevanāt | kāmāmanyuparītena tṛṣṇayā mohitena ca ||

Translation

“Kerana tenggelam dalam dosa, aku telah jatuh ke dalam takdir yang tidak baik, amat perit untuk ditanggung. Dikuasai nafsu dan amarah, serta diperdaya oleh ketamakan dan dahaga keinginan, aku melakukan kejahatan berulang-ulang—dan aku menuai hasilnya yang pahit lagi menyakitkan.”

Word by Word

अशुभाःinauspicious

गतयःcourses/conditions of existence (destinies)

प्राप्ताःattained/obtained

कष्टाःpainful/afflictive

मेof me / my

पापसेवनात्from indulging in sin

कामby desire

मन्युपरीतेनovercome by anger

तृष्णयाby craving

मोहितेनdeluded

चand

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

Siddha (speaker)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unchecked desire (kāma), anger (manyu), and craving (tṛṣṇā) cloud judgment and lead to repeated wrongdoing; such actions inevitably mature into painful consequences (kaṣṭā gati) for the doer. The verse urges self-restraint and ethical vigilance as the basis of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha speaks in a confessional tone, recounting personal moral failure—being driven by desire and anger, deluded by craving—and acknowledging that these choices led to suffering in “inauspicious destinies.” The statement functions as a cautionary exemplum within the chapter’s moral discourse.