Shloka 26

Dharma-śaṅkā-nivāraṇa: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Response on Karma-Phala and Trust in Dharma

Devanagari script

संख्यातुं नैव शक्‍्यानि कर्माणि पुरुषर्षभ । अगारनगराणां हि सिद्धि: पुरुषहैतुकी,नरश्रेष्ठ कर्मोीकी गणना नहीं की जा सकती। गृह एवं नगर आदि सभीकी प्राप्तिमें पुरुष ही कारण है। विद्वान पुरुष पहले बुद्धिद्वारा यह निश्चय करे कि तिलमें तेल है, गायके भीतर दूध है और काषप्ठमें अग्नि है, तत्पश्चात्‌ उसकी सिद्धिके उपायका निश्चय करे

Transliteration

saṅkhyātuṃ naiva śakyāni karmāṇi puruṣarṣabha | agāranagarāṇāṃ hi siddhiḥ puruṣahetukī ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Ó touro entre os homens, os empreendimentos de um homem não podem, de fato, ser contados. Pois a obtenção e o estabelecimento de casas e cidades — e tais realizações mundanas — dependem do esforço humano como sua causa.”

Word by Word

saṅkhyātumto count/enumerate

nanot

evaindeed/just

śakyānipossible (to be done)

karmāṇideeds/actions

puruṣarṣabhaO bull among men

agāra-nagarāṇāmof houses and cities

hiindeed/for

siddhiḥattainment/accomplishment

puruṣa-hetukīhaving man as the cause; due to human agency

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

puruṣa (man/human agent)

agāra (house)

nagara (city)

Sandhi Notes