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Shloka 13

Śīla-prāpti and Śīla-lakṣaṇa (शीलप्राप्ति-शीललक्षणम्) | On the Acquisition and Marks of Character

Devanagari script

यः पाप॑ कुरुते राजा काममोहबलात्कृतः । प्रत्यासन्नस्य तस्यर्षे कि स्थात्‌ पापप्रणाशनम्‌,“महर्षे! यदि कोई राजा काम और मोहके वशीभूत होकर पाप कर बैठे, किंतु फिर उसे पश्चात्ताप होने लगे तो उसके उस पापको दूर करनेके लिये कौन-सा प्रायश्ित्त है?

Transliteration

yaḥ pāpaṃ karute rājā kāma-moha-balāt kṛtaḥ | pratyāsannasya tasyarṣe kiṃ syāt pāpa-praṇāśanam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai resi, jika seorang raja, dikuasai oleh kekuatan nafsu dan khayal (mohā), melakukan perbuatan berdosa, namun kemudian timbul penyesalan dalam dirinya, apakah jalan penebusan (prāyaścitta) yang dapat memusnahkan dosa itu?”

Word by Word

यःwho (he who)

पापम्sin, evil deed

कुरुतेdoes, commits

राजाking

कामdesire, lust

मोहdelusion

बलात्by force, under compulsion

कृतःdone, having been done / having done

प्रत्यासन्नस्यof one who has approached/come near (i.e., has turned back/repented)

तस्यof him, his

ऋषेO sage

किम्what?

स्थात्would be / should be

पापof sin

प्रणाशनम्removal, destruction

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Raja (king)

Rishi (sage)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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