Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 19

Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative

Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच जीवत्वहंकृतो बुद्ध्या विषमेणासमेन सः । कर्षको मत्सरी चास्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्‌

Transliteration

gautama uvāca jīvatvahaṅkṛto buddhyā viṣameṇāsamena saḥ | karṣako matsarī cāstu yas te harati puṣkaram ||

Translation

瞿昙说道：“偷你莲花的人，愿他以我慢熏染其心而苟活，行事乖曲不正、偏颇失衡；愿他沦为农夫，并长怀嫉妒之毒。”

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जीवतु: let (him) live
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहंकृतः: made arrogant; arrogant
• अहंकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहंकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्ध्या: by (his) intellect
• बुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विषमेण: by unfairness; by an uneven (way)
• विषमेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• असमेन: by injustice; by an improper (way)
• असमेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्षकः: a farmer
• कर्षकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्षक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मत्सरी: envious
• मत्सरी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्सरिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्तु: let (him) be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• हरति: steals; takes away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुष्करम्: lotus (flower)
• पुष्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• lotus (puṣkara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Stealing, driven by ego and envy, leads to moral imbalance and suffering; unethical acts invite consequences that shape one’s character and life-condition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gautama pronounces a curse-like imprecation on the person who has stolen the lotus, describing the thief’s future as ego-driven, unjust in conduct, and marked by envy.