Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एतद्‌ बुद्ध्वा भवेत्‌ शुद्ध: किमन्यद्‌ बुद्धलक्षणम्‌ । विज्ञायैतद्‌ विमुच्यन्ते कृतकृत्या मनीषिण:,शम और आत्मतत्त्वको जानकर पुरुष अत्यन्त शुद्ध-बुद्ध हो जाता है। ज्ञानीका इसके सिवा और क्या लक्षण हो सकता है। बुद्धिमान्‌ मनुष्य इस आत्मतत्त्वको जानकर कृतार्थ और मुक्त हो जाते हैं

Transliteration

etad buddhvā bhavet śuddhaḥ kim anyad buddhalakṣaṇam | vijñāyaitad vimucyante kṛtakṛtyā manīṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Wer dies erkennt, wird geläutert; welches andere Kennzeichen wahrhaft erwachten Verstehens könnte es geben? Durch die Verwirklichung eben dieser Wahrheit werden die Weisen in ihrem Ziel erfüllt und befreit—sie haben vollbracht, was zu vollbringen war.

Word by Word

एतत्this (truth/thing)

बुद्ध्वाhaving known/understood

भवेत्would become / becomes (as a result)

शुद्धःpure

किम्what?

अन्यत्other (anything else)

बुद्ध-लक्षणम्mark/characteristic of the enlightened/wise

विज्ञायhaving ascertained/known clearly

एतत्this (same truth)

विमुच्यन्तेare released / become free

कृत-कृत्याःhaving accomplished what is to be done; fulfilled

मनीषिणःthe wise/reflective persons

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that true purity and the hallmark of awakened wisdom arise from realizing the essential truth (here, the knowledge of the Self/ātman). Such realization culminates in liberation and a sense of having fulfilled life’s highest purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a concluding-style affirmation: understanding and realizing the taught inner truth is itself the defining sign of wisdom, and it is what frees the wise from bondage.