Shloka 15

कर्म–ज्ञान–दैव–स्वभावविचारः

Inquiry into Karma, Knowledge, Fate, and Nature

Devanagari script

नार्थे धने वा कामे वा भूतपूर्वोडस्य विग्रह: । दोषाश्नास्य समुच्छिन्नास्तस्मात्‌ सर्वत्र पूजित:

Transliteration

na arthe dhane vā kāme vā bhūtapūrvo ’sya vigrahaḥ | doṣāś cāsya samucchinnās tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ||

Translation

قال فايو: «لا لأجل منفعة، ولا لمال، ولا للذة، عُرف عن نارادا أنه خاصم أحدًا قط. لقد قُطعت عنه كل العيوب؛ فلذلك يُكرَّم في كل مكان.»

Word by Word

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

• अर्थे: in (matters of) wealth/interest
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धने: in wealth
• धने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कामे: in desire/pleasure
• कामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• भूतपूर्वः: former/previous (ever before)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूतपूर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विग्रहः: quarrel/conflict
• विग्रहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दोषाः: faults
• दोषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समुच्छिन्नाः: completely cut off/removed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उत्-छिद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• 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: honored/worshipped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vayudeva (Vayu)
• Narada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True honor arises from inner purity: one who does not quarrel for profit, wealth, or pleasure, and who has uprooted faults, becomes worthy of respect everywhere.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Vāyu speaks in praise of Nārada’s character, emphasizing that Nārada is free from contentiousness and moral defects, which explains his universal reverence.