Shloka 7

Aśvatthāmā’s Buddhi-Doctrine and Nocturnal Incursion Resolve (अश्वत्थाम्नः बुद्धिविचारः सौप्तिकसंकल्पश्च)

Devanagari script

तस्यैव तु मनुष्यस्य सा सा बुद्धिस्तदा तदा । कालयोगे विपर्यासं प्राप्यान्योन्यं विपद्यते,“किंतु समयके फेरसे उसी मनुष्यकी वही-वही बुद्धि विपरीत होकर परस्पर विरुद्ध हो जाती है

Transliteration

tasyaiva tu manuṣyasya sā sā buddhis tadā tadā | kālayoge viparyāsaṃ prāpyānyonyaṃ vipadyate ||

Translation

Contudo, nesse mesmo homem, a mesma compreensão, em momentos diversos, sob a conjunção do tempo e das circunstâncias, se perverte e se volta contra si, caindo em contradição mútua.

Word by Word

तस्यof that (man)

एवindeed/only

तुbut/and

मनुष्यस्यof the man

साthat (she/that—referring to बुद्धिः)

साthat very (same)

बुद्धिःintellect/mind

तदाthen/at that time

तदाagain and again/at times

कालयोगेin the conjunction/operation of time (due to time’s influence)

विपर्यासम्perversion/reversal

प्राप्यhaving attained/after reaching

अन्योन्यम्mutually/one another

विपद्यतेbecomes adverse/comes to ruin; turns contrary

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

manuṣya (a human being/person)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes