Shloka 38
Draupadī’s Lament and Theodicy: Dharma, Dice, and Īśvara’s Governance (Āraṇyaka-parva 31)
Devanagari script
न फलादर्शनाद् धर्म: शड्कितव्यो न देवता: । यष्टव्यं च प्रयत्नेन दातव्यं चानसूयता,धर्मका फल तुरंत दिखायी न दे तो इसके कारण धर्म एवं देवताओंपर आशंका नहीं करनी चाहिये। दोषदृष्टि न रखते हुए यत्नपूर्वक यज्ञ और दान करते रहना चाहिये
Transliteration
na phalādarśanād dharmaḥ śaṅkitavyo na devatāḥ | yaṣṭavyaṃ ca prayatnena dātavyaṃ cān asūyatā ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Chớ nghi ngờ dharma hay chư thiên chỉ vì quả báo chưa hiện ra tức thì. Trái lại, hãy bền bỉ nỗ lực tiếp tục cử hành tế lễ và bố thí, không soi lỗi, không oán hờn.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
फल-अदर्शनात्from (the fact of) non-seeing of the result
फल-अदर्शनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootफल-अदर्शन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
धर्मःdharma, righteousness
धर्मः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शङ्कितव्यःis to be suspected / should be doubted
शङ्कितव्यः:
TypeVerb
Rootशङ्क्
FormGerundive (tavya), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, passive necessity
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
देवताःdeities, gods
देवताः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
यष्टव्यम्sacrifice is to be performed / one should perform sacrifice
यष्टव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormGerundive (tavya), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, passive necessity
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रयत्नेनwith effort
प्रयत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयत्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
दातव्यम्a gift is to be given / one should give
दातव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormGerundive (tavya), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, passive necessity
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनसूयताwithout envy/carping; with non-maliciousness
अनसूयता:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनसूयता
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
dharmaD
devatāḥ (the gods)Y
yajña (sacrifice)D
dāna (charity)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes