Shloka 10
असंतोषादिदोष-निरूपणम्
On the Faults of Discontent and the Discipline of Detachment
Devanagari script
विषयान् प्रतिसंगृहा संन््यासं कुरुते यति: । न च तुष्यन्ति राजान: पश्य बुद्धयन्तरं यथा
Transliteration
viṣayān pratisaṅgṛhya saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yatiḥ | na ca tuṣyanti rājānaḥ paśya buddhayantaram yathā ||
Translation
出家行者收摄诸欲境，继而舍离，遂入出离之道而得知足；而诸王虽具享乐与富贵，却终不满足。试看二者心念之差，何其悬殊。
Word by Word
विषयान्sense-objects
विषयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रतिसंगृह्यhaving restrained/checked (having held back)
प्रतिसंगृह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिसं-ग्रह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
संन्यासम्renunciation; monastic life
संन्यासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंन्यास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुरुतेdoes; undertakes
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormLat, Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
यतिःascetic
यतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तुष्यन्तिare satisfied
तुष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormLat, Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पश्यsee; behold
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormLot, Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
बुद्ध्यन्तरम्difference in understanding/attitude
बुद्ध्यन्तरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि-अन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यथाhow; as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraY
yati (renunciant/ascetic)R
rājānaḥ (kings)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Contentment arises from renunciation and mastery over sense-objects, whereas worldly power and abundant enjoyments do not guarantee satisfaction; the inner outlook (buddhi) determines peace.
Yudhiṣṭhira contrasts the mindset of an ascetic who embraces saṃnyāsa and becomes content with the mindset of kings who, despite prosperity and pleasures, remain unsatisfied—highlighting a moral difference in their aims.