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Shloka 32

अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā

पराशर उवाच असंशयं महाराज उभयं दोषकारकम्‌ | कर्म चैव हि जातिश्न विशेष तु निशामय,पराशरजीने कहा--महाराज! इसमें संदेह नहीं कि कर्म और जाति दोनों ही दोषकारक होते हैं; परंतु इसमें जो विशेष बात है, उसे बताता हूँ, सुनो

parāśara uvāca | asaṁśayaṁ mahārāja ubhayaṁ doṣakārakam | karma caiva hi jātiś ca viśeṣas tu niśāmaya ||

Parāśara sprach: „O großer König, daran besteht kein Zweifel: Sowohl die Taten als auch die Geburt können Ursachen von Fehlbarkeit sein. Doch zwischen beiden gibt es einen entscheidenden Unterschied; höre aufmerksam zu, während ich ihn darlege.“

पराशरःParāśara
पराशरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपराशर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
असंशयम्undoubtedly
असंशयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअसंशय
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
उभयम्both
उभयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउभय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दोषकारकम्causing दोष (fault/blemish)
दोषकारकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदोषकारक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
कर्मaction, deed
कर्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिfor, indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जातिःbirth, caste/class
जातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विशेषम्distinction, special point
विशेषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निशामयlisten, take note
निशामय:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-शम्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular

पराशर उवाच

P
Parāśara
M
Mahārāja (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

Parāśara frames an ethical inquiry: both conduct (karma) and birth/lineage (jāti) can be sources of blame, but he signals that a key distinction must be understood—implying that moral evaluation should not be simplistic and that the relative weight of action versus birth will be clarified.

In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, the sage Parāśara addresses a king and begins a structured explanation about moral fault, introducing the topic that both deeds and birth can be implicated, and inviting the listener to attend to the nuanced conclusion he is about to present.