Shloka 7

Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)

Devanagari script

वीतहर्षमदक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति । दानमध्ययन यज्ञस्तपो हीरार्जव॑ दम:

Transliteration

vītaharṣa-mada-krodho brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati | dānam adhyayana-yajñas tapo hrīr ārjavam damaḥ ||

Translation

वीतहर्षमदक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति। दानमध्ययनयज्ञस्तपो ह्रीरार्जवँ दमः॥

Word by Word

• वीतहर्षमदक्रोधः: free from joy, pride, and anger
• वीतहर्षमदक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत-हर्ष-मद-क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अवसीदति: sinks down; becomes dejected
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√सद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दानम्: giving; charity
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अध्ययनम्: study (of the Veda)
• अध्ययनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञः: sacrifice; ritual
• यज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity; penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हीः: modesty; shame (sense of propriety)
• हीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ही
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness; sincerity
• आर्जवम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दमः: self-control; restraint
• दमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• brāhmaṇa