Shloka 46
Narrative of the Śūdra’s Renunciation of Greed
with the Tulādhāra Greatness Prelude
त्वया त्यक्तं यतस्तात नास्ति भाग्यमकंटकम् । ऐश्वर्यमतुलं शौर्यं शीर्यते भावुकं पुनः
tvayā tyaktaṃ yatastāta nāsti bhāgyamakaṃṭakam | aiśvaryamatulaṃ śauryaṃ śīryate bhāvukaṃ punaḥ
لأنك قد تركتَه يا عزيزي، فلا حظَّ بلا شوكٍ (بلا عناء). وحتى السلطان الذي لا يُضاهى والبأس، يذبلان مرّةً أخرى فيمن تغلبه العاطفة والاندفاع.
Uncertain (context not provided for Adhyaya 53 dialogue frame)
Concept: Worldly fortune is inherently mixed with suffering; impulsive sentimentality erodes even power and heroism.
Application: Make decisions with steadiness (dhairya) rather than reactive emotion; treat success as fragile and use it for dharma and devotion, not self-indulgence.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft wind through leaves","distant conch","brief bell at cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नास्ति = न + अस्ति; भाग्यमकण्टकम् = भाग्यम् + अकण्टकम्; ऐश्वर्यमतुलम् = ऐश्वर्यम् + अतुलम्.
FAQs
It warns that prosperity and even great strength are unstable when one abandons steadiness and becomes driven by emotion or impulse; true “thornless” fortune requires restraint and discernment.
It suggests fortune without hidden troubles; the verse implies such trouble-free luck is rare or absent once one has “given up” the right support (steadfastness, duty, or wise conduct).
Not explicitly in this shloka: no deity is named. The tone is more niti (ethical counsel) than devotional theology, though the broader chapter context could connect it to a narrative involving divine or sage instruction.