Shloka 20

Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)

Devanagari script

सर्व सर्वेण सर्वत्र क्रियमाणं च पूजय । स्वथधर्मे यत्र रागस्ते काम॑ धर्मो विधीयताम्‌

Translation

Honra todas as ações que todos realizam em toda parte, cada qual segundo sua varṇa e seu āśrama. E tu também, conforme o teu próprio dharma, persevera na obra pela qual teu coração tem inclinação, cumprindo-a segundo a tua vontade.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything / all (as object)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वेण: by all / by every (one)
• सर्वेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

• क्रियमाणम्: being done / being performed
• क्रियमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), Passive, Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पूजय: honour / revere (you should)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, परस्मैपद

• स्वधर्मे: in one's own duty
• स्वधर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• रागः: attachment / inclination
• रागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• कामः: desire / wish
• कामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मः: duty / dharma
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधीयताम्: let it be ordained / let it be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (वि+धा)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Passive, Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच