Shloka 36

अध्याय १७८ — प्राणवायुगतिः तथा शारीराग्निव्यवस्था

Adhyāya 178 — The courses of prāṇa-vāyu and the regulation of the bodily fire

Devanagari script

धनमस्येति पुरुष पुरो निघ्नन्ति दस्यव: । क्लिश्यन्ति विविषधैर्दण्डैर्नित्यमुद्रेजयन्ति च

Transliteration

dhanam asyeti puruṣaṃ puro nighnanti dasyavaḥ | kliśyanti viviṣadhair daṇḍair nityam udrejayanti ca ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «Заподозрив, что у человека есть богатство, разбойники тут же сражают его насмерть; либо мучают его разными карами, постоянно держат в страхе и смятении — чтобы завладеть его добром.»

Word by Word

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इति: thus (thinking/quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• पुरुषम्: a man
• पुरुषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरः: in front / openly
• पुरः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः

• निघ्नन्ति: they strike/kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दस्यवः: robbers
• दस्यवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्लिश्यन्ति: they torment/afflict
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्लिश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दण्डैः: punishments / rods
• दण्डैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• उद्रेजयन्ति: they agitate/keep in anxiety
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-रेज्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Causative

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• puruṣa (a man/person)
• dasyavaḥ (bandits/robbers)
• dhana (wealth)