Shloka 9

Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications

Devanagari script

उपस्थोदरयोवेंगो मृत्युवेगश्च॒ दारुण: । ईष्यविगश्न बलवान्‌ मिथ्यावेगश्च दुर्जय:

Transliteration

upasthodarayoḥ vegau mṛtyuvegaś ca dāruṇaḥ | īrṣyā-vegaś ca balavān mithyā-vegaś ca durjayaḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Makapangyarihan ang mga bugso ng pagnanasa ng laman at ng tiyan (gutom at gana). Nakapanghihilakbot ang pagdaluhong tungo sa kamatayan. Malakas ang alon ng inggit, at ang bugso tungo sa kasinungalingan ay mahirap daigin.”

Word by Word

• उपस्थ: the genitals/sexual organ
• उपस्थ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदर: the belly
• उदर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• योः: of which two (of these two)
• योः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• वेगः: impulse/urge
• वेगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मृत्यु-वेगः: the death-like impulse (urge leading to death)
• मृत्यु-वेगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु-वेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• दारुणः: terrible/cruel
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ईर्ष्या-वेगः: the impulse of jealousy
• ईर्ष्या-वेगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या-वेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• बलवान्: powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मिथ्या-वेगः: the impulse toward falsehood (lying)
• मिथ्या-वेगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथ्या-वेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• दुर्जयः: hard to conquer/overcome
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• death