Shloka 14

Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga

Non-attachment

Devanagari script

न यान्ति चैव ते सम्यगभिप्रेतमसंशयम्‌ । अन्येडपश्यंस्तथा सम्यगाश्रमाणां परां गतिम्‌

Translation

那罗陀说道：“凡俗之人，不能如实、无疑地了知诸住期的真实旨趣；而异于众人的知真者，却能正确洞见这些住期的最高归趣。”

Word by Word

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

• यान्ति: go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (गत्यर्थक धातु)
• Form: Lat, present, 3, plural, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they/those (people)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सम्यक्: properly/correctly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• अभिप्रेतम्: intended meaning/purport
• अभिप्रेतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्रेत (अभि+प्र+इ √इ, क्त)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (अ- + संशय)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अपश्यन्: seeing
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्य)
• Form: present active participle, masculine, nominative, singular

• तथा: thus/in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सम्यक्: properly/correctly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• आश्रमाणाम्: of the āśramas (stages/orders of life)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• पराम्: supreme/highest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• गतिम्: goal/attainment
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

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