Shloka 13

दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort

Devanagari script

तथा स्वर्गक्ष भोगश्न निष्ठा या च मनीषिता । सर्व पुरुषकारेण कृतेनेहोपलभ्यते,इस जगतमें पुरुषार्थ करनेसे स्वर्ग, भोग, धर्ममें निष्ठा और बुद्धिमत्ता--इन सबकी उपलब्धि होती है

Transliteration

tathā svargakṣa-bhogāś ca niṣṭhā yā ca manīṣitā | sarva-puruṣakāreṇa kṛtenehopalabhyate ||

Translation

అలాగే స్వర్గమూ దాని భోగాలూ, ధర్మంలో నిష్ఠా, ప్రశంసనీయమైన జ్ఞానం—ఇవన్నీ ఈ లోకంలో పురుషార్థంతోనే లభిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• स्वर्गः: heaven
• स्वर्गः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भोगः: enjoyment
• भोगः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• धर्मनिष्ठा: steadfastness in dharma
• धर्मनिष्ठा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मनिष्ठा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• या: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मनीषिता: wisdom/intelligence
• मनीषिता: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वा: all (these)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषकारेण: by human effort
• पुरुषकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृतेन: done/performed
• कृतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• उपलभ्यते: is obtained/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-लभ्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (Passive-like usage), Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma