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Shloka 108

Adhyaya 23Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

जीवितं गुणिनः श्लाघ्यं जीवान्नेव मृतोऽगुणः ।

गुणवान् निर्वृतिं पित्रोः शत्रूणां हृदयज्वरम् ॥

jīvitaṃ guṇinaḥ ślāghyaṃ jīvanneva mṛto 'guṇaḥ | guṇavān nirvṛtiṃ pitroḥ śatrūṇāṃ hṛdaya-jvaram ||

نیک لوگوں کی زندگی قابلِ ستائش ہے؛ بدکار جیتے جی بھی مردہ کے برابر ہے۔ بافضیلت مرد والدین کو مسرت دیتا ہے اور دشمنوں کے دلوں میں تپش پیدا کرتا ہے۔

jīvitamlife
jīvitam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
guṇinaḥof the virtuous man
guṇinaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
ślāghyampraiseworthy
ślāghyam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective
jīvanliving
jīvan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√jīv (जीव्) + śatṛ (शतृ) (कृदन्त)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis
mṛtaḥdead
mṛtaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmṛta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √mṛ)
FormPast participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
aguṇaḥa man without virtues
aguṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roota-guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
guṇavānthe virtuous one
guṇavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
nirvṛtimcontentment / delight
nirvṛtim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnirvṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
pitroḥof (his) two parents
pitroḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)
śatruṇāmof enemies
śatruṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootśatru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
hṛdayajvaramheart-fever / anguish
hṛdayajvaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: hṛdayasya jvaraḥ
Nāgendra speaking

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Virtue ethicsReputation and moral lifeFilial joyDeterrence of adversaries

FAQs

Guṇa (character) is the measure of being truly alive; virtue produces social trust and familial happiness, while also functioning as moral strength that unsettles wrongdoing.

Dharma-oriented aphoristic teaching within narrative; not a cosmological or manvantara enumeration.

‘Enemies’ may denote inner vāsanās; virtue generates inner ‘heat’ for impurities, making them restless until they subside.