Shloka 1

तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः

Instruction on the Cessation of Craving

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

kapila uvāca | etāvad anupaśyanti yatayo yānti mārgagāḥ | naiṣāṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu kaścid asti vyatikramaḥ ||

Translation

قال كَبِيلَا: «إلى هذا الحدّ يُبصر الزهّادُ الحقيقة: يسيرون في الطريق ويمضون قُدُمًا. وليس لهم، في جميع العوالم، من أحدٍ ولا من شيءٍ يقدر أن يَحُول دون مسيرهم أو يَصْرِفهم عن وجهتهم».

Word by Word

• एतावत्: this much, so much
• एतावत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुपश्यन्ति: they observe/realize
• अनुपश्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√पश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यतयः: ascetics, restrained ones
• यतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यान्ति: they go
• यान्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मार्गगाः: going on the path (path-goers)
• मार्गगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मार्गग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• एषाम्: of these (of them)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• लोकेषु: worlds, realms
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कश्चित्: anyone/anything (someone)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• व्यतिक्रमः: obstruction, transgression, deviation
• व्यतिक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतिक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kapila
• yatayaḥ (ascetics/renouncers)
• loka (worlds/realms)
• mārga (the path)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Disciplined renouncers who truly perceive reality and remain established on the spiritual path move unhindered; their progress toward liberation is not obstructed by worldly realms or conditions.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sumeru-raśmi–Kapila dialogue of Śānti Parva, Kapila begins by describing the insight and unimpeded spiritual movement of ascetics who follow the path (especially the nivṛtti-oriented way of withdrawal from worldly aims).