Shloka 19

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Saṃvāda

Kṛpa’s Counsel on Destiny and Human Effort

Devanagari script

हीन॑ पुरुषकारेण यदि दैवेन वा पुनः । कारणाभ्यामथैताभ्यामुत्थानमफलं भवेत्‌,पुरुषार्थहीन दैव अथवा दैवहीन पुरुषार्थ--इन दो ही कारणोंसे मनुष्यका उद्योग निष्फल होता है

Transliteration

hīnaḥ puruṣakāreṇa yadi daivena vā punaḥ | kāraṇābhyām athaitābhyām utthānam aphalaṁ bhavet ||

Translation

Se um homem é deficiente, seja no esforço pessoal, seja, de novo, no destino favorável, então por qualquer uma dessas duas causas o seu erguer-se—seu empreendimento e sua labuta—torna-se infrutífero.

Word by Word

• हीनः: devoid (of), lacking
• हीनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (ppp of √हा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषकारेण: by human effort
• पुरुषकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• दैवेन: by fate/divine dispensation
• दैवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• पुनः: again; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• कारणाभ्याम्: by (the) two causes
• कारणाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• अथ: then; now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एताभ्याम्: by these two
• एताभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• उत्थानम्: exertion; enterprise; effort
• उत्थानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अफलम्: fruitless
• अफलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अफल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would be; may become
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Potential (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa