Shloka 9

Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)

Devanagari script

असता धर्मकामेन विशुद्ध॑ कर्म दुष्करम्‌ | सता तु धर्मकामेन सुकरं कर्म दुष्करम्‌

Translation

“不善之人纵然希求法，也难以成就清净之业；而善人若志在法，则再艰难的事也能从容而行。”

Word by Word

• असता: by a wicked (person)
• असता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मकामेन: with desire for dharma (righteousness)
• धर्मकामेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मकाम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विशुद्धम्: pure
• विशुद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कर्म: action/deed
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुष्करम्: difficult (to accomplish)
• दुष्करम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सता: by a good (person)
• सता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• धर्मकामेन: with desire for dharma
• धर्मकामेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मकाम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुकरम्: easy (to do)
• सुकरम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कर्म: action/deed
• कर्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दुष्करम्: difficult
• दुष्करम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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