Shloka 4

Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra

Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability

Devanagari script

असंसर्गो हि भूतेषु संसग्गों वा विनाशिषु । कस्मै क्रियेत कल्प्येत निश्चय: को<त्र तत्त्वतः,मृत्यु होनेके पश्चात्‌ जीवात्माका विनाशशील पञ्चमहाभूतोंसे कोई संसर्ग रहता है या नहीं? यदि रहता है तो किसलिये रहता है? इस विषयमें यथार्थरूपसे क्या निश्चय किया जा सकता है?

Translation

After death, does the living Self retain any association with the perishable five great elements, or does it not? If it does, for what reason does it remain? And in this matter, what certainty can truly be established in accordance with reality?

Word by Word

असंसर्गःnon-contact, non-association

हिindeed, for

भूतेषुin beings / in elements

संसर्गःcontact, association

वाor

विनाशिषुin perishable (things)

कस्मैfor whom? for what purpose?

क्रियेतshould be done / would be made

कल्प्येतshould be supposed / could be conceived

निश्चयःcertainty, determination

कःwhat? which?

अत्रhere, in this matter

तत्त्वतःin truth, really

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes