Shloka 2

इन्द्र–बलि संवादः

The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint

Devanagari script

स्वप्ने हि रजसा देही तमसा चाभि भूयते । देहान्तरमिवापतन्नश्नरत्युपगतस्पृह:,स्वप्नमें जीवको प्रायः रजोगुण और तमोगुण दबा लेते हैं। वह कामनायुक्त होकर दूसरे शरीरको प्राप्त हुएकी भाँति विचरता है

Transliteration

svapne hi rajasā dehī tamasā cābhibhūyate | dehāntaram ivāpatann aśnaraṭy upagata-spṛhaḥ ||

Translation

ସ୍ୱପ୍ନରେ ଦେହୀ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ରଜସ୍ ଓ ତମସ୍ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅଭିଭୂତ ହୁଏ। ସ୍ପୃହାରେ ପ୍ରେରିତ ହୋଇ, ଯେନ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦେହକୁ ପଡ଼ିଗଲା, ସେପରି ସ୍ୱପ୍ନମଧ୍ୟରେ ଭୋଗ କରି ଓ ବିଚରଣ କରେ।

Word by Word

• स्वप्ने: in (a) dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• रजसा: by rajas (passion)
• रजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• देही: the embodied one (soul)
• देही: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तमसा: by tamas (darkness)
• तमसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अभिभूयते: is overpowered
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-भू
• Form: Present, Indicative, Passive, 3rd, Singular

• देह-अन्तरम्: another body
• देह-अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह + अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आपतन्: falling/coming upon (attaining)
• आपतन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-पत्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्नन्: eating
• अश्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रति: pleasure/sexual enjoyment
• रति: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपगत-स्पृहः: having arisen desire/longing
• उपगत-स्पृहः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपगत (उप-गम्) + स्पृह्/स्पृहा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma