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

Bhishma disse: Aquele que compreende isto como o dharma supremo—que traz felicidade a todos os seres e oferece uma saída do sofrimento—é verdadeiramente onisciente no sentido moral, e só ele se torna feliz.

Word by Word

यःwho

चand

एनम्this (him/it)

परमम्supreme

धर्मम्dharma, duty/law

सर्वभूतसुखावहम्bringing happiness to all beings

दुःखात्from sorrow

निःसरणम्escape, release

वेदknows

सर्वज्ञःall-knowing

सःhe

सुखीhappy

भवेत्would become / should be

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes