Shloka 2

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

बहुधा दर्शने लोके श्रेयो यदिह मन्यसे । अस्मिल्लोके परे चैव तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह,पितामह! जगतमें श्रेयका प्रतिपादन करनेवाले अनेक प्रकारके दर्शन (मत) हैं; परंतु आप जिसे श्रेय मानते हों, जो इस लोक और परलोकमें भी कल्याण करनेवाला हो, उसे मुझे बताइये

Transliteration

bahudhā darśane loke śreyo yad iha manyase | asmin loke pare caiva tan me brūhi pitāmaha pitāmaha ||

Translation

ପିତାମହ! ଜଗତରେ ଶ୍ରେୟ ପ୍ରତିପାଦନ କରୁଥିବା ନାନା ଦର୍ଶନ ଅଛି; କିନ୍ତୁ ଆପଣ ଯାହାକୁ ଶ୍ରେୟ ମନେ କରନ୍ତି—ଯାହା ଇହଲୋକ ଓ ପରଲୋକ ଉଭୟରେ କଲ୍ୟାଣକାରୀ—ତାହା ମୋତେ କହନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• बहुधा: in many ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• दर्शने: in (the matter of) doctrine/viewpoint; in philosophy
• दर्शने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• श्रेयः: the good; the highest welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: which (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इह: here; in this matter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• मन्यसे: you think/consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present (Lat), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्ययान्त रूप)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• परे: in the other (world); in the next
• परे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (ब्रवीति)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पितामह: O grandsire
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पितामह: O grandsire
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)