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TEXT 38

STIH 38

Devanagari

Devanagari

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् ।
परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥ ३८ ॥

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viṣayendriya-saṁyogād
yat tad agre ’mṛtopamam
pariṇāme viṣam iva
tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam
viṣayendriya-saṁyogād
yat tad agre ’mṛtopamam
pariṇāme viṣam iva
tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam

Synonyms

Synonyms

viṣaya — of the objects of the senses; indriya — and the senses; saṁyogāt — from the combination; yat — which; tat — that; agre — in the beginning; amṛta-upamam — just like nectar; pariṇāme — at the end; viṣam iva — like poison; tat — that; sukham — happiness; rājasam — in the mode of passion; smṛtam — is considered.

viṣaya – predmeta osjetila; indriya – i osjetila; saṁyogāt – spojem; yat – koja; tat – ta; agre – na početku; amṛta-upamam – kao nektar; pariṇāme – na kraju; viṣam iva – kao otrov; tat – ona; sukham – srećom; rājasam – u guṇi strasti; smṛtam – smatra se.

Translation

Translation

That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects and which appears like nectar at first but poison at the end is said to be of the nature of passion.

Sreća koja nastaje iz dodira osjetila s njihovim predmetima i koja na početku izgleda kao nektar, ali je na kraju kao otrov, smatra se srećom u guṇi strasti.

Purport

Purport

A young man and a young woman meet, and the senses drive the young man to see her, to touch her and to have sexual intercourse. In the beginning this may be very pleasing to the senses, but at the end, or after some time, it becomes just like poison. They are separated or there is divorce, there is lamentation, there is sorrow, etc. Such happiness is always in the mode of passion. Happiness derived from a combination of the senses and the sense objects is always a cause of distress and should be avoided by all means.

SMISAO: Kad se mladić i djevojka sretnu, osjetila nagone mladića da gleda djevojku, da je dodirne i ima spolni odnos. Na početku to može biti veoma ugodno za osjetila, ali na kraju, ili nakon izvjesnog vremena, postaje kao otrov. Oni se razdvajaju ili rastavljaju, jadikuju, tuguju itd. Takva je sreća u guṇi strasti. Sreća koja nastaje iz dodira osjetila s predmetima osjetila uvijek je uzrok nesreće. Takvu sreću trebamo na svaki način izbjegavati.