Shloka 4
Daśa-Karmapatha: Restraints of Body, Speech, and Mind (दश कर्मपथ)
Devanagari script
असप्प्रलापं पारुष्यं पैशुन्यमनृतं तथा । चत्वारि वाचा राजेन्द्र न जल्पेन्नानुचिन्तयेत्
Translation
ਅਸੱਤ ਬਕਬਕ, ਕਠੋਰ ਬੋਲ, ਚੁਗਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਝੂਠ—ਇਹ ਚਾਰ ਬਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਪਾਪ ਹਨ। ਰਾਜੇਂਦਰ! ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
असत्-प्रलापम्false/idle talk
असत्-प्रलापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसत् + प्रलाप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पारुष्यम्harshness (in speech)
पारुष्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपारुष्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पैशुन्यम्slander, tale-bearing
पैशुन्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपैशुन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनृतम्untruth, lie
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाand also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
चत्वारिfour
चत्वारि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
वाचाby speech / with the voice
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जल्पेत्should speak/utter
जल्पेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootजल्प्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnor / not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अनुचिन्तयेत्should think upon/ponder
अनुचिन्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + चिन्त्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes