Shloka 19

Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)

Devanagari script

सम्बन्ध-- अब तामस तपके लक्षण बतलाते हैं. जो कि सर्वथा त्याज्य हैं-- मूठढग्राहेणात्मनोरं यत्‌ पीडया क्रियते तप: । परस्योत्सादनार्थ वा तत्‌ तामसमुदाह्तम्‌

Transliteration

mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ | parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||

Translation

ตบะที่ทำด้วยความดื้อดึงเขลา โดยทรมานกายตนเอง หรือทำด้วยเจตนาจะทำลายผู้อื่น—ตบะนั้นเรียกว่า “ตาโมสิกะ”

Word by Word

• मूढग्राहेण: by foolish obstinacy / by a deluded grasp
• मूढग्राहेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढग्राह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पीडया: by torment / by affliction
• पीडया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• क्रियते: is done / is performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Passive, Third, Singular

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

• परस्य: of another (person)
• परस्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उत्सादनार्थम्: for the purpose of harming/destroying
• उत्सादनार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सादनार्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तामसम्: tamasic
• तामसम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उदाहृतम्: is declared/called
• Type: Verb
• Root: उदाहृत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna