Shloka 23
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
Devanagari script
अत्र त्वमनुकम्पां वै कर्तुमहसि शंकर । संकरो न भवेदत्र यथा तद् वै विधीयताम्
Transliteration
atra tvam anukampāṁ vai kartum arhasi śaṅkara | saṅkaro na bhaved atra yathā tad vai vidhīyatām ||
Translation
“ਹੇ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ! ਇੱਥੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ। ਐਸਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰੋ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਲੋਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਣ-ਸੰਕਰਤਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ।”
Word by Word
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formmasculine (pronoun), nominative, singular
अनुकम्पाम्compassion, mercy
अनुकम्पाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनुकम्पा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formindeclinable (emphatic particle)
कर्तुम्to do, to make
कर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Forminfinitive (tumun)
अर्हसिyou ought, you are fit
अर्हसि:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह्
Formpresent, parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular
शंकरO Śaṅkara (Śiva)
शंकर:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootशंकर
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
संकरःmixture, confusion (esp. varṇa-mixture)
संकरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंकर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
Formindeclinable (negation)
भवेत्may become, should occur
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formoptative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
यथाso that, in such a way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Formindeclinable (conjunction/adverb)
तत्that (measure/thing)
तत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter (pronoun), nominative, singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formindeclinable (emphatic particle)
विधीयताम्let it be arranged/done
विधीयताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (वि + धा)
Formimperative, passive, 3rd person, singular
Speaker
वसुहरोम उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वसुहरोम (Vasuharoma)श
शंकर (Śaṅkara/Śiva)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes