Shloka 20

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

Devanagari script

नासूयत्यागमं कंचित्‌ स्वनयेनोपजीवति । अवन्ध्यकालो वश्यात्मा तस्मात्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:

Translation

他不在任何经典教法中挑剔过失，而依自身之正道而活。时日不虚掷，且能制御其心；因此处处受人尊敬。

Word by Word

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

• असूयति: finds fault / envies
• Type: Verb
• Root: असूय्
• Form: Lat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आगमम्: scripture / tradition / authoritative teaching
• आगमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: any (one)
• कञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्व: one's own
• स्व: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नयेन: conduct / policy / right method
• नयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उपजीवति: lives (subsists)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जीव्
• Form: Lat, Present indicative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अवन्ध्यकालः: one whose time is not wasted
• अवन्ध्यकालः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवन्ध्यकाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वश्यात्मा: self-controlled (having the mind under control)
• वश्यात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्यात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

• पूजितः: honoured / revered
• पूजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच