Shloka 64

ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana

River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor

Devanagari script

मुज्चेच्छां कामभोगेषु मुज्चेमं श्रीभवं मदम्‌

Transliteration

muñcechchhāṁ kāmabhogeṣu muñcemāṁ śrībhavaṁ madam

Translation

భీష్ముడు అన్నాడు: ఇంద్రియసుఖాల పట్ల ఉన్న తపనను విడిచిపెట్టు; శ్రీ-సంపదల వల్ల పుట్టే ఈ మదాన్ని కూడా వదిలివేయి.

Word by Word

• मुज्चेत्: should abandon / should release
• मुज्चेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Present (injunctive/optative sense), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इच्छाम्: desire
• इच्छाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कामभोगेषु: in pleasures of desire / sensual enjoyments
• कामभोगेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामभोग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• मुज्चेत्: should abandon / should give up
• मुज्चेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Present (injunctive/optative sense), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीभवम्: arising from prosperity/fortune
• श्रीभवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीभव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मदम्: pride / intoxication (arrogance)
• मदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma