Shloka 8
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
Devanagari script
स जानन्नपि चाकार्यमर्थार्थ सेवते नर: । बालस्नेहपरीतात्मा तत्क्षयाच्चानुतप्यते,यद्यपि मनुष्य जानता है कि अमुक काम करना पाप है, तो भी वह धनके लिये उसका सेवन करता है। बाल-बच्चोंके स्नेहमें उसका मन डूबा रहता है और उनमेंसे जब कोई मर जाता है तब उनके लिये वह बारंबार संतप्त होता है
Transliteration
sa jānann api cākāryam arthārtha sevate naraḥ | bāla-sneha-parītātmā tat-kṣayāc cānutapyate ||
Translation
स जानन्नपि चाकार्यमर्थार्थं सेवते नरः। बालस्नेहपरीतात्मा तत्क्षयाच्चानुतप्यते॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जानन्knowing
जानन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अकार्यंa forbidden act / wrong deed
अकार्यं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअकार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अर्थार्थम्for the sake of wealth
अर्थार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सेवतेpractises/indulges in
सेवते:
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
FormLat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Present
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बालस्नेहपरीतात्माwhose mind is overwhelmed by affection for children
बालस्नेहपरीतात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबालस्नेहपरीतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्from that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
क्षयात्from loss/destruction (death)
क्षयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनुतप्यतेgrieves/repents
अनुतप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
FormLat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Present, passive/impersonal sense: 'is pained/repents'
Speaker
पराशर उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
ParāśaraN
naraḥ (a man)B
bāla (children)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes