Shloka 32
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
Devanagari script
न तेषां विषम किंचिन्न दु:खं न च कण्टका:
Transliteration
na teṣāṃ viṣama kiṃcin na duḥkhaṃ na ca kaṇṭakāḥ
Translation
Yama said: “For them there is nothing uneven or adverse—no suffering at all, and no ‘thorns’, no painful obstacles.”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेषाम्of them / for them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
विषमम्unevenness; adversity; difficulty
विषमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविषम
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
किञ्चित्anything; at all
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दुःखम्sorrow; suffering
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कण्टकाःthorns; troubles/obstacles
कण्टकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकण्टक
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
यम उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YamaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
That those who have attained the righteous goal (through dharma) experience a condition free from adversity: no suffering and no painful impediments—symbolized by “thorns.”
Yama is describing the state or realm enjoyed by certain persons (implicitly the virtuous), emphasizing its complete absence of distress and obstacles.