Sutra 3

Devanagari script

कर्मफलोपभोगानां क्षेमाराधनः शमः ॥ कZ_०६.२.०३ ॥

Transliteration

karmaphalopabhogānāṃ kṣemārādhanaḥ śamaḥ

Translation

ထိန်းချုပ်မှု (śama) သည် လုပ်ရပ်များ၏ အကျိုးရလဒ်များကို ခံစားအသုံးချရာတွင် လုံခြုံမှု (kṣema) ကို လိုက်လံရှာဖွေခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• कर्मफलोपभोगानाम्: of the enjoyment/experience of the fruits of actions
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: कर्मन्/फल/उप-√भुज्
• Form: पुं/नपुं (समासान्तर्गत-शब्दानुसार), षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘कर्म-फल-उपभोग’ इत्यस्य षष्ठी बहुवचनम्

• क्षेमाराधनः: one who promotes/serves security and welfare
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: क्षेम/√राध्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘क्षेमम् आराधयति’ इति—क्षेमाराधनः (शमस्य विशेषणम्)

• शमः: calmness; self-control
• Type: Noun
• Root: √शम्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; परिभाषा-वाक्ये विषयः

Entities Mentioned

• śama
• kṣema
• karma-phala

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FAQs

What does this verse suggest after achieving gains?

Gains must be administered with restraint—protecting, stabilizing, and securely enjoying them rather than overextending or wasting them.