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Shloka 74

Śama-prāptiḥ — Gautamī–Lubdhaka–Pannaga–Mṛtyu–Kāla-saṃvāda

Restraint through the Analysis of Karma and Time

यथा मृत्पिण्डत: कर्ता कुरुते यद्‌ यदिच्छति । एवमात्मकृतं कर्म मानव: प्रतिपद्यते,जैसे कुम्हार मिट्टीके लोंदेसे जो-जो बर्तन चाहता है वही बना लेता है। उसी प्रकार मनुष्य अपने किये हुए कर्मके अनुसार ही सब कुछ पाता है

yathā mṛtpiṇḍataḥ kartā kurute yad yad icchati | evam ātmakṛtaṃ karma mānavaḥ pratipadyate ||

“Assim como o oleiro, de um torrão de barro, molda o vaso que deseja, assim também o ser humano vem a experimentar os frutos moldados por seus próprios atos.”

यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
मृत्पिण्डतःfrom a lump of clay
मृत्पिण्डतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्पिण्ड
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
कर्ताthe maker (potter/creator)
कर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुरुतेmakes
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यत्whatever
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इच्छतिdesires
इच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus, in the same way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
आत्मकृतम्done by oneself
आत्मकृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मdeed, action
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मानवःa man, human
मानवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिपद्यतेattains, obtains, meets with
प्रतिपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + पद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

काल उवाच

K
karta (potter/maker)
M
mṛtpiṇḍa (lump of clay)
M
mānava (human being)