Shloka 32

Devanagari script

यावद्धि प्रथते लोके पुरुषस्य यशो भुवि । तावत्‌ तस्याक्षयं स्थान भवतीति विनिश्चिता,जगत्‌में जबतक भूतलपर मनुष्यके यशका विस्तार होता रहता है, तबतक उसकी परलोकमें अचल स्थिति बनी रहती है, यह निश्चय है

Transliteration

yāvaddhi prathate loke puruṣasya yaśo bhuvi | tāvat tasya akṣayaṁ sthānaṁ bhavatīti viniścitā ||

Translation

قال فايُو: ما دامت سمعة الرجل تنتشر في هذا العالم على ظهر الأرض، فبمثل تلك المدة تبقى منزلته في الآخرة غير فانية—وهذا أمر قد استقرّ اليقين عليه.

Word by Word

यावत्as long as

हिindeed

प्रथतेspreads, becomes renowned

लोकेin the world

पुरुषस्यof a man

यशःfame, glory

भुविon earth

तावत्so long, that long

तस्यof him

अक्षयम्imperishable, undecaying

स्थानम्state, position, abode

भवतिis, becomes

इतिthus

विनिश्चिताdetermined, ascertained

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

loka (the world)

bhu (earth)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Enduring fame (yaśas) that continues among people is presented as a sign and support of an imperishable posthumous standing; therefore one should pursue dharmic conduct that leaves a lasting, beneficial memory in the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is speaking as an authoritative voice, stating a general principle about how a person’s worldly renown relates to their lasting status after death, reinforcing the Shānti Parva’s moral instruction on right conduct and its consequences.