Shloka 80

सोपानभूतं स्वर्गस्य मानुष्य॑ प्राप्य दुर्लभम्‌ | तथा55त्मानं समादध्याद्‌ भ्रश्यते न पुनर्यथा,यह दुर्लभ मानव-शरीर स्वर्गलोकमें पहुँचनेके लिये सीढ़ीके समान है। इसे पाकर अपने-आपको इस प्रकार धर्ममें एकाग्र करे, जिससे फिर उसे स्वर्गसे नीचे न गिरना पड़े

sopānabhūtaṃ svargasya mānuṣyaṃ prāpya durlabham | tathātmānaṃ samādadhyād bhraśyate na punar yathā ||

দুর্লভ মানবজীবন লাভ করে—যা স্বর্গে আরোহণের সোপানস্বরূপ—মানুষের উচিত নিজেকে এমনভাবে ধর্মে স্থির ও একাগ্র করা, যাতে সে আর সেই উচ্চ অবস্থা থেকে পতিত না হয়।

सोपानभूतम्having become a ladder; serving as a step
सोपानभूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसोपानभूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्वर्गस्यof heaven
स्वर्गस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
मानुष्यम्human state; human body/life
मानुष्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमानुष्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving obtained
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
दुर्लभम्rare; hard to obtain
दुर्लभम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाthus; in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
आत्मानम्oneself; the self
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समादध्यात्should compose/settle; should concentrate (himself)
समादध्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + धा
FormVidhi-ling (Optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भ्रश्यतेfalls; slips down
भ्रश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootभ्रंश्
FormLat (Present Indicative), Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
यथाso that; in such a way that
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
S
Svarga

Educational Q&A

Human birth is rare and valuable; it should be used as a means of ascent by firmly establishing oneself in dharma, so that one does not relapse into a lower condition after attaining higher worlds or higher moral/spiritual standing.

Vyāsa delivers an ethical instruction within the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, emphasizing disciplined commitment to dharma after obtaining the difficult-to-attain human embodiment, portrayed as the ‘ladder’ to svarga.