Shloka 4

Aśvatthāmā’s Buddhi-Doctrine and Nocturnal Incursion Resolve (अश्वत्थाम्नः बुद्धिविचारः सौप्तिकसंकल्पश्च)

Devanagari script

सर्वो हि मन्यते लोक आत्मानं बुद्धिमत्तरम्‌ । सर्वस्यात्मा बहुमत: सर्वात्मानं प्रशंसति

Transliteration

sarvo hi manyate loka ātmānaṃ buddhimattaram | sarvasyātmā bahumataḥ sarvātmānaṃ praśaṃsati ||

Translation

دنیا میں ہر شخص اپنے آپ کو ہی زیادہ دانا سمجھتا ہے۔ ہر ایک کے نزدیک اس کی اپنی ذات ہی سب سے زیادہ عزیز ہے، اسی لیے ہر کوئی اپنی ہی تعریف کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सर्वः: everyone
• सर्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मन्यते: thinks/considers
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• लोकः: the world/people
• लोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बुद्धिमत्तरम्: more intelligent
• बुद्धिमत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Comparative

• सर्वस्य: of everyone
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आत्मा: self
• आत्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुमतः: highly esteemed/most approved
• बहुमतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुमत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वः: everyone
• सर्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आत्मानम्: oneself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रशंसति: praises
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• लोक (the world/people)