Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 9
Dāna–Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā and Gṛhastha-Upadeśa
Maitreya
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच भो भो ब्रद्यर्षभ श्रीमन् मा व्यथिष्ठा: कथंचन । शुभकृच्छुभयोनीषु पापकृत् पापयोनिषु
Translation
ਵਿਆਸ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ, ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਾਨ! ਤੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੀ ਵਿਹਲ ਨਾ ਹੋ। ਜੋ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਯੋਨੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਪਾਪ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਪਾਪ ਯੋਨੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਨਮ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
व्यासःVyasa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भोO! (vocative particle)
भो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभो
भोO! (repeated for emphasis)
भो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभो
ब्राह्मणर्षभO bull among Brahmins / best of Brahmins
ब्राह्मणर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
श्रीमान्O illustrious one
श्रीमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रीमत्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
माdo not (prohibitive particle)
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
व्यथिष्ठाःbe distressed / grieve
व्यथिष्ठाः:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यथ्
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada
कथंचनin any way / at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
शुभकृत्one who does good (a doer of auspicious deeds)
शुभकृत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशुभकृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शुभयोनिषुin good wombs/births (good species/conditions of birth)
शुभयोनिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशुभयोनि
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
पापकृत्one who does evil/sin
पापकृत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपापकृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पापयोनिषुin evil wombs/births (bad species/conditions of birth)
पापयोनिषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपापयोनि
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes