Shloka 82

Nīti-saṅgraha: Conduct, Association, Kali-yuga Decline, and the Supremacy of Vidyā

Devanagari script

गृहे चाभ्यन्तरे द्रव्यं लग्नं चैव तु दृश्यते / अशेषं हरणीयं च विद्या न ह्रियते परैः

Transliteration

gṛhe cābhyantare dravyaṃ lagnaṃ caiva tu dṛśyate / aśeṣaṃ haraṇīyaṃ ca vidyā na hriyate paraiḥ

Translation

We see wealth stored and held within the house; it can all be taken away entirely. But vidyā—knowledge—is not taken away by others.

Word by Word

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अभ्यन्तरे: inside/within
• अभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्रव्यम्: property/wealth
• द्रव्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लग्नम्: attached/kept
• लग्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (attached/affixed)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तु: but/however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (contrastive particle)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is seen’)

• अशेषम्: entire/without remainder
• अशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हरणीयम्: liable to be stolen/removed
• हरणीयम्: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: णीयत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be taken away’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• विद्या: knowledge
• विद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• ह्रियते: is taken away
• ह्रियते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: ‘is taken away’)

• परैः: by others
• परैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Material possessions are vulnerable; knowledge is non-stealable and enduring.

Vedantic Theme: Nitya-anitya-viveka (discernment between lasting and non-lasting); inner attainment surpasses external accumulation.

Application: Prioritize education and skills; diversify ‘wealth’ into learning and character; practice non-attachment to possessions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: home / storehouse

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.115.81 (vidyā as supreme wealth)

FAQs

What is the importance of knowledge (vidyā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse elevates vidyā as an inner, non-stealable wealth, unlike household possessions that can be lost or taken—making learning and wisdom a lasting dharmic asset.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By contrasting perishable material wealth with enduring inner knowledge, it points to cultivating inner merit and discernment—qualities that accompany one beyond changing worldly circumstances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Invest in learning, character, and spiritual understanding rather than over-identifying with possessions; keep wealth responsibly, but treat knowledge as the true security.