Shloka 10
Anuśāsana-parva Adhyāya 112: Dharma as the sole companion; karmic witnesses; rebirth sequences
Bṛhaspati–Yudhiṣṭhira Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
अतीतेष्वनपेक्षा ये प्राप्तेष्वर्थेषु निर्ममा: । शौचमेव पर तेषां येषां नोत्पद्यते स्पृहा
Translation
ਜੋ ਬੀਤ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਰੱਖਦੇ, ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਮਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਪ੍ਰਿਹਾ (ਲਾਲਸਾ) ਉੱਠਦੀ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ—ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਪਰਮ ਸ਼ੌਚ (ਪਵਿੱਤਰਤਾ) ਹੈ।
Word by Word
अतीतेषुin (things) gone/past
अतीतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअतीत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
अनपेक्षाindifferent; not expecting
अनपेक्षा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनपेक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राप्तेषुin (things) obtained
प्राप्तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
अर्थेषुin objects/possessions
अर्थेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
निर्ममाःfree from possessiveness
निर्ममाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्मम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शौचम्purity
शौचम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशौच
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed; alone
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
परम्supreme; highest
परम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
येषाम्of whom
येषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
उत्पद्यतेarises; is produced
उत्पद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootउत् + पद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
स्पृहाdesire; longing
स्पृहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पृहा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes