Shloka 11
अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः
Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma
Devanagari script
यस्मै प्राज्ञा: कथयन्ते मनुष्या: प्रज्ञामूलं हीन्द्रियाणां प्रसाद: । मुहान्ति शोचन्ति तथेन्द्रियाणि प्रज्ञालाभो नास्ति मूढेन्द्रियस्थ
Transliteration
yasmai prājñāḥ kathayante manuṣyāḥ prajñāmūlaṃ hīndriyāṇāṃ prasādaḥ | muhānti śocanti tathendriyāṇi prajñālābho nāsti mūḍhendriyasthaḥ ||
Translation
明辨之人说：智慧之根，在于诸根澄明安定。然若诸根沉溺于迷妄与忧悲，则其机能为云翳所蔽者，终不得真知。
Word by Word
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
प्राज्ञाःthe wise (people)
प्राज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कथयन्तेsay, tell
कथयन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootकथय्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
मनुष्याःmen, people
मनुष्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रज्ञा-मूलम्the root of wisdom
प्रज्ञा-मूलम्:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा + मूल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
इन्द्रियाणाम्of the senses
इन्द्रियाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रसादःclarity, purity, serenity
प्रसादः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुह्यन्तिare deluded
मुह्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootमुह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
शोचन्तिgrieve
शोचन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इन्द्रियाणिthe senses
इन्द्रियाणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
प्रज्ञा-लाभःattainment of wisdom
प्रज्ञा-लाभः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञा + लाभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मूढ-इन्द्रिय-स्थेin one whose senses are deluded / in the deluded-sense state
मूढ-इन्द्रिय-स्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमूढ + इन्द्रिय + स्थ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
समड़ उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
समड़ (speaker)म
मनुष्याः (people)प
प्राज्ञाः (the wise)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes