Shloka 17
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
Devanagari script
इह प्राज्ञो हि पुरुष: स्वल्पमप्रियमिच्छति । यस्य स्वल्पं प्रियं लोके ध्रुवं तस्याल्पमप्रियम्
Transliteration
iha prājño hi puruṣaḥ svalpam apriyam icchati | yasya svalpaṃ priyaṃ loke dhruvaṃ tasyālpam apriyam ||
Translation
Di dunia ini, orang bijaksana hanya menghendaki sedikit sahaja perkara yang tidak menyenangkan. Kerana sesiapa yang bahagiannya daripada yang menyenangkan di dunia ini kecil, pasti bahagiannya daripada yang tidak menyenangkan juga kecil.
Word by Word
इहhere, in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
प्राज्ञःwise
प्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
पुरुषःman, person
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वल्पम्a little, small (amount)
स्वल्पम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वल्प
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अप्रियम्unpleasant (thing)
अप्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इच्छतिdesires, wishes
इच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्वल्पम्little (is)
स्वल्पम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वल्प
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रियम्pleasant (thing)
प्रियम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ध्रुवम्certainly, surely
ध्रुवम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तस्यof him/for him
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अल्पम्little (is)
अल्पम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्प
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अप्रियम्unpleasant (thing)
अप्रियम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes