Shloka 2
सान्त्व-निति: (Sāntva-Nīti) — The One-Word Principle of Conciliation
Devanagari script
शक्र उवाच कि स्विदेकपदं ब्रह्मन् पुरुष: सम्यगाचरन् । प्रमाणं सर्वभूतानां यशश्रैवाप्रुयान्महत्,इन्द्रने पूछा--ब्रह्मन! वह कौन-सी ऐसी एक वस्तु है, जिसका नाम एक ही पदका है और जिसका भलीभाँति आचरण करनेवाला पुरुष समस्त प्राणियोंका प्रिय होकर महान् यश प्राप्त कर लेता है
Transliteration
śakra uvāca: kiṁ svid ekapadaṁ brahman puruṣaḥ samyag ācaran | pramāṇaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ yaśaś caivāpnuyān mahat ||
Translation
ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର) ପଚାରିଲେ—ହେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମନ୍! ଏକ ପଦରେ କୁହାଯାଉଥିବା ସେ କ’ଣ, ଯାହାକୁ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଭାବେ ଆଚରଣ କଲେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରମାଣ ହୋଇଯାଏ ଏବଂ ମହାନ୍ ଯଶ ଲାଭ କରେ?
Word by Word
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
स्वित्indeed / I wonder (interrogative particle)
स्वित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित्
एकपदम्single-word (single term)
एकपदम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएकपद
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ब्रह्मन्O Brahmin / O sage
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पुरुषःa man
पुरुषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्यक्properly, rightly
सम्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक्
आचरन्practising, observing
आचरन्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रमाणम्authority/standard; measure
प्रमाणम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
यशःfame, glory
यशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयशस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, surely
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आप्नुयात्would attain
आप्नुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootआप्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)B
Brahman (addressed sage)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes