Shloka 23

जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः

Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment

Devanagari script

श्रिया विहीनैरधनैस्त्यक्तमित्रैरकिंचनै: । सौखिकै: सम्भृतानर्थान्‌ यः संत्यजति कि नु तत्‌,'श्रीहीन, निर्धन, मित्रोंद्वारा त्यागे हुए, अकिंचन एवं सुखकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले लोगोंकी भाँति सब प्रकारसे परिपूर्ण राजलक्ष्मीका जो परित्याग करता है उससे उसे क्या लाभ?

Transliteration

śriyā vihīnair adhanais tyaktamitrair akiñcanaiḥ | saukhikaiḥ sambhṛtān arthān yaḥ saṃtyajati ki nu tat ||

Translation

ଶ୍ରୀହୀନ, ଧନହୀନ, ମିତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ତ୍ୟକ୍ତ, ଅକିଞ୍ଚନ ଓ କେବଳ ସୁଖଲୋଭୀ—ଏମିତି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଯେ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରେ, ତାହାରେ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ କ’ଣ? କିନ୍ତୁ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ରାଜଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ଓ ଭୋଗସାଧନ ଥାଇ ସତ୍ତ୍ୱେ ଯେ ତାହାକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରେ—ସେ ତ୍ୟାଗରୁ ତାହାର ସତ୍ୟ ଲାଭ କ’ଣ?

Word by Word

• श्रिया: by/with prosperity (fortune)
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विहीनैः: by those deprived (of)
• विहीनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहीन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अधनैः: by the poor
• अधनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• त्यक्त: abandoned/left
• त्यक्त: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मित्रैः: by friends
• मित्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अकिञ्चनैः: by those having nothing
• अकिञ्चनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकिञ्चन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सौखिकैः: by pleasure-seeking (comfort-loving) people
• सौखिकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौखिक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्भृत: accumulated/collected
• सम्भृत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-भृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनर्थान्: misfortunes/evils
• अनर्थान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संत्यजति: abandons/gives up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-त्यज्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

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

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Śrī (royal fortune/prosperity)
• mitra (friends/allies)