Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

देशकालावुपायांश्व मड्लं स्वस्तिवृद्धये । युनक्ति मेधया धीरो यथाशक्ति यथाबलम्‌,धीर मनुष्य मंगलमय कल्याणकी वृद्धिके लिये अपनी बुद्धिके द्वारा शक्ति तथा बलका विचार करते हुए देश-कालके अनुसार साम-दाम आदि उपायोंका प्रयोग करे

Transliteration

deśa-kālāv upāyāṁś ca maṅgalaṁ svasti-vṛddhaye | yuṅkte medhayā dhīro yathāśakti yathābalam ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Para o aumento do bem-estar e da prosperidade auspiciosa, o homem sábio e firme aplica os meios apropriados conforme o lugar e o tempo—usando sua inteligência enquanto pondera sua capacidade e sua força.”

Word by Word

• देशकालौ: place and time
• देशकालौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशकाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उपायान्: means, measures
• उपायान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness, welfare
• मङ्गलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्वस्तिवृद्धये: for the increase of well-being/prosperity
• स्वस्तिवृद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिवृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• युनक्ति: employs, applies, yokes
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मेधया: by intelligence
• मेधया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• धीरः: the wise/steadfast (man)
• धीरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथाशक्ति: according to (one's) capacity
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-शक्ति

• यथाबलम्: according to (one's) strength
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-बल

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira