Shloka 58
Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
Devanagari script
स त्वं निवृत्तबन्धस्तु निवृत्तश्नापि कर्मत:
Transliteration
sa tvaṃ nivṛttabandhas tu nivṛttaś cāpi karmataḥ
Translation
কিন্তু তুমি তো বন্ধন থেকে নিবৃত্ত, এবং কর্মের (বন্ধনকারী প্রবৃত্তি) থেকেও বিরত।
Word by Word
सःhe/that (one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निवृत्तबन्धःone whose bondage has ceased / freed from bonds
निवृत्तबन्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिवृत्तबन्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निवृत्तश्नःone who has ceased eating (abstinent)
निवृत्तश्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिवृत्तश्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कर्मतःfrom action; with respect to action
कर्मतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True freedom is marked by nivṛtti: the cessation of binding attachments (bandha) and the turning away from karma pursued for self-interest. The verse points to inner detachment as the ethical foundation for liberation-oriented life.
Nārada addresses the listener directly, characterizing them as one who has already withdrawn from bonds and from action as a binding enterprise, setting up further instruction on the path of renunciation and liberation.