Shloka 18

Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu

Chapter 42

Devanagari script

विकत्थन: स्पृहयालुर्मनस्वी बिभ्रत्‌ कोपं चपलो<रक्षणश्न | एतान्‌ पापा: षण्नरा: पापधर्मान्‌ प्रकुर्वते नो त्रसनन्‍्त: सुदुर्गे

Transliteration

vikatthanaḥ spṛhayālur manasvī bibhrat kopaṃ capalo 'rakṣaṇaś ca | etān pāpāḥ ṣaṇnarāḥ pāpadharmān prakurvate no trasantaḥ sudurge ||

Translation

سنَتسُجات نے کہا—جو شیخی بگھارنے والے، لالچ کے اسیر، خودسر؛ جلد غضبناک، چنچل اور بے ضبط ہیں—ایسے چھ قسم کے گناہگار لوگ سخت ترین تنگی میں بھی بے خوف ہو کر گناہ آلود روش اختیار کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• vikatthanaḥ: boastful
• vikatthanaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikatthana
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• spṛhayāluḥ: covetous, desirous
• spṛhayāluḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛhayālu
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• manasvī: high-minded, proud-spirited
• manasvī: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manasvin
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• bibhrat: bearing, holding
• bibhrat: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ
• Form: śatṛ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• capalaḥ: fickle, restless
• capalaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: capala
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• rakṣaṇaśīlaḥ: having the habit of guarding/protecting (i.e., watchful/defensive by nature)
• rakṣaṇaśīlaḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakṣaṇa-śīla
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• etān: these
• etān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• pāpāḥ: wicked
• pāpāḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• narāḥ: men, persons
• narāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• pāpadharmān: sinful practices/ways
• pāpadharmān: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-dharma
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• prakurvate: they practice, they commit
• prakurvate: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kṛ
• Form: present (laṭ), ātmanepada, 3rd, plural

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• trasantaḥ: fearing, trembling
• trasantaḥ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: tras
• Form: śatṛ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• sudurgaḥ: in a very difficult situation/stronghold
• sudurgaḥ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-durga
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

सनत्युजात उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanatsujata