Shloka 59

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

Devanagari script

दुःखितस्यार्थमानाभ्यां दुःखानां प्रतिषेधनम्‌ । न चैते स्वर्गकामस्य रोचन्ते सुखमेधस:

Transliteration

duḥkhitasyārthamānābhyāṁ duḥkhānāṁ pratiṣedhanam | na caite svargakāmasya rocante sukhamedhasaḥ ||

Translation

A person in distress seeks to ward off suffering by means of wealth and honor. Yet such remedies do not truly appeal to one who longs for heaven and whose understanding is grounded in higher happiness.

Word by Word

• दुःखितस्य: of the afflicted/sorrowful (person)
• दुःखितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थ: wealth/means
• अर्थ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (as member of dvandva), Singular

• मानाभ्याम्: by honor/pride (twofold: by wealth and by honor)
• मानाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• दुःखानाम्: of sorrows
• दुःखानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रतिषेधनम्: prevention/warding off
• प्रतिषेधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिषेधन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एते: these (people/things)
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गकामस्य: of one desiring heaven
• स्वर्गकामस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्गकाम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रोचन्ते: are pleasing/approve
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• सुखमेधसः: those whose intelligence is set on pleasure; pleasure-minded
• सुखमेधसः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सुखमेधस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

अंगियरा उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras (speaker)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Worldly supports like wealth (artha) and honor (māna) may seem to counter sorrow, but for a person oriented toward higher good (svarga and dharma), such remedies are not ultimately satisfying; lasting well-being is sought through merit and right conduct rather than social or material consolation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aṅgiras is instructing about the limits of worldly means in addressing suffering, contrasting the ordinary impulse to seek relief through status and resources with the outlook of a spiritually motivated person who prioritizes heavenly/ethical aims.