Shloka 10
अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
Devanagari script
शौनक उवाच किमाश्चर्य यदप्राज्ञो बहु कुर्यादसाम्प्रतम् । इति वै पण्डितो भूत्वा भूतानां नानुकुप्यते
Transliteration
śaunaka uvāca | kim āścaryaṁ yad aprājño bahu kuryād asāmpratam | iti vai paṇḍito bhūtvā bhūtānāṁ nānukupyate |
Translation
商那迦说道：“愚人做出许多不当之事，有什么可惊奇的呢？因此，真正成就学识、明了此理的人，不应对众生动怒。”
Word by Word
शौनकःShaunaka
शौनकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशौनक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
किम्what
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
आश्चर्यम्wonder, surprise
आश्चर्यम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यत्that (which)
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अप्राज्ञःunwise, ignorant
अप्राज्ञः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुmuch, many things
बहु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुर्यात्might do / should do
कुर्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
असाम्प्रतम्improper, untimely, not in accordance
असाम्प्रतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअसाम्प्रत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पण्डितःa wise man
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
भूतानाम्of beings
भूतानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अनुकुप्यतेis angry (towards), gets irritated
अनुकुप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootकुप्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Middle
Speaker
शौनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚaunakaB
bhūtāni (living beings/creatures)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Improper behavior from the ignorant is to be expected; therefore the truly wise restrain anger and respond to living beings with understanding rather than irritation.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Shaunaka states a reflective maxim: since foolish people naturally act wrongly, a learned person should not be provoked into anger against creatures.