Shloka 81

देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship

Devanagari script

यस्य नोत्क्रामति मतिः स्वर्गमार्गानुसारिणी । तमाहु: पुण्यकर्माणमशोच्यं पुत्रबान्धवै:,स्वर्गलोकके मार्गका अनुसरण करनेवाली जिसकी बुद्धि धर्मका कभी उल्लंघन नहीं करती, उसको पुण्यात्मा कहते हैं। वह पुत्रों और बन्धु-बान्धवोंके लिये कदापि शोचनीय नहीं है

Transliteration

yasya notkrāmati matiḥ svargamārgānusāriṇī | tam āhuḥ puṇyakarmāṇam aśocyaṃ putrabāndhavaiḥ ||

Translation

व्यास उवाच—यस्य नोत्क्रामति मतिः स्वर्गमार्गानुसारिणी। तमाहुः पुण्यकर्माणम् अशोच्यं पुत्रबान्धवैः॥

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• उत्क्रामति: deviates, transgresses, steps out
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-क्रम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मतिः: mind, understanding, intention
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वर्गमार्ग: path to heaven
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गमार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative (as prior member in compound), Singular

• अनुसारिणी: following, conforming to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-सर्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहुः: they say, they call
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पुण्यकर्माणम्: one of meritorious deeds, virtuous-doer
• पुण्यकर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: पुण्यकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अशोच्यम्: not to be mourned
• अशोच्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-शोच्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्र: sons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (as prior member in compound), Plural

• बान्धवैः: by kinsmen, by relatives
• बान्धवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa
• Svarga (heaven)