Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 26
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
Devanagari script
विकारानेव यो वेद न वेद प्रकृतिं पराम् । तस्य स्तम्भो भवेद् बाल्यान्नास्ति स्तम्भो5नुपश्यत:
Translation
He who knows only the transformations (the effects) and does not know the supreme Nature (prakṛti)—in him, through childish lack of discernment, there arises a hardening: delusion or pride. But for one who sees this rightly, there is no such obstruction.
Word by Word
विकारान्modifications, effects
विकारान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविकार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
एवonly, indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वेदknows
वेद:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वेदknows
वेद:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रकृतिम्nature, original state
प्रकृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पराम्supreme, highest
पराम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्तम्भःstupor; rigidity; delusion/pride
स्तम्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्तम्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्would be; arises
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
बाल्यात्from childishness; from immaturity
बाल्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootबाल्य
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्तम्भःstupor; rigidity; delusion/pride
स्तम्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्तम्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनुपश्यतःof one who sees clearly; of one who observes
अनुपश्यतः:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + √पश्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
प्रह्माद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes