Shloka 15

Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)

Devanagari script

न कश्रिज्जात्वतिक्रामेज्जरामृत्यू हि मानव: । अपि सागरपर्यन्तां विजित्येमां वसुन्धराम्‌,कोई भी मनुष्य कभी बुढ़ापे और मौतको लाँघ नहीं सकता। भले ही वह समुद्रपर्यन्त इस सारी पृथ्वीपर विजय पा चुका हो

Transliteration

na kaścid jātvatikrāmej jarāmṛtyū hi mānavaḥ | api sāgaraparyantāṃ vijityemāṃ vasundharām |

Translation

کوئی انسان کبھی بڑھاپے اور موت سے آگے نہیں بڑھ سکتا؛ چاہے وہ سمندر تک اس پوری زمین کو فتح کر لے، پھر بھی۔

Word by Word

nanot

kaścitanyone

jātuever, at any time

atikrāmetmight/should overstep, surpass

jarāold age

mṛtyūdeath (together with old age)

hiindeed, for

mānavaḥa human being

apieven if

sāgara-paryantāmbounded by the ocean, up to the sea

vijityahaving conquered

imāmthis

vasu-dharāmthe earth (bearer of wealth)

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janaka

jarā (old age)

mṛtyu (death)

sāgara (ocean)

vasundharā (earth)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes