Shloka 22

Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā

Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving

Devanagari script

लब्धव्यान्येव लभते गन्तव्यान्येव गच्छति । प्राप्तव्यान्येव चाप्रोति दुःखानि च सुखानि च,मनुष्यको प्रारब्धके विधानसे जो कुछ पाना है, उसीको वह पाता है। जहाँ जाना है, वहीं वह जाता है और जो भी सुख या दुःख उसके लिये प्राप्तव्य हैं, उन्हें वह प्राप्त करता है

Transliteration

labdhavyāny eva labhate gantavyāny eva gacchati | prāptavyāny eva cāprōti duḥkhāni ca sukhāni ca ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “A person gains only what is destined to be gained, goes only where he is destined to go, and experiences only those pleasures and pains that are appointed for him.”

Word by Word

लब्धव्यानिthings to be obtained

एवindeed/only

लभतेobtains

गन्तव्यानिplaces to be gone to

एवindeed/only

गच्छतिgoes

प्राप्तव्यानिthings destined/fit to be obtained

एवindeed/only

चand

आप्नोतिattains

दुःखानिsufferings

चand

सुखानिhappinesses/pleasures

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes