Shloka 20

कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः

Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma

Devanagari script

तेषु तत्‌ कर्म निक्षिप्तं यः स धर्म: सनातन: । यस्तं समभिपद्येत न स दुर्गतिमाप्रुयात्‌

Transliteration

teṣu tat karma nikṣiptaṁ yaḥ sa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | yas taṁ samabhipadyeta na sa durgatim āpnuyāt ||

Translation

在那些德行与修持之中，安立着先前所说的诸种行持——如布施。那已确立的行道，名为永恒之法（常法）。凡真实归依此永恒之法者，终不堕于厄运，亦不至于卑劣之终局。

Word by Word

• तेषु: in/among those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• कर्म: act, deed, rite
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• निक्षिप्तम्: placed, deposited, laid down
• निक्षिप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-क्षिप्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• यः: which/who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: that/he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• धर्मः: dharma, righteous law/duty
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सनातनः: eternal, perennial
• सनातनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तम्: him/that (dharma)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• समभिपद्येत: should resort to, should take refuge in/approach
• समभिपद्येत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-पद्
• Form: optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दुर्गतिम्: bad state, misfortune, evil destiny
• दुर्गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• आप्नुयात्: would attain, would reach
• आप्नुयात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

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• सनातन-धर्म (concept)