Shloka 7
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
Devanagari script
यश्चैनं परमं धर्म सर्वभूतसुखावहम् । दुःखान्नि:सरणं वेद सर्वज्ञ: स सुखी भवेत्,जो मनुष्य इस अहिंसा आदि परम धर्मको समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये सुखद और दुःखनिवारक जानता है, वही सर्वज्ञ है और वही सुखी होता है
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | yaś cainaṃ paramaṃ dharmaṃ sarvabhūtasukhāvaham | duḥkhān niḥsaraṇaṃ veda sarvajñaḥ sa sukhī bhavet ||
Translation
ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਇਸ ਅਹਿੰਸਾ ਆਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਸੁਖਦਾਇਕ ਅਤੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਤੋਂ ਨਿਕਾਸ ਦਾ ਮਾਰਗ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹੀ (ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ) ਸਰਵਜ੍ਞ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਹੀ ਸੁਖੀ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एनम्this (him/it)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परमम्supreme
परमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma, duty/law
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सर्वभूतसुखावहम्bringing happiness to all beings
सर्वभूतसुखावहम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वभूतसुखावह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दुःखात्from sorrow
दुःखात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
निःसरणम्escape, release
निःसरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिःसरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वेदknows
वेद:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वज्ञःall-knowing
सर्वज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुखीhappy
सुखी:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुखिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would become / should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes