Shloka 18

Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga

Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

सत्ययज्ञा दमयज्ञा अर्थलुब्धार्थतृप्तय:

Transliteration

satyayajñā damayajñā arthalubdhārthatṛptayaḥ

Translation

Chūlādhāra said: “Some make truth their sacrifice, some make self-restraint their sacrifice; some are greedy for wealth, while others are content with what they have.”

Word by Word

• सत्ययज्ञाः: those whose sacrifice is truth / truthful sacrificers
• सत्ययज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्ययज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दमयज्ञाः: those whose sacrifice is self-control / self-controlled sacrificers
• दमयज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दमयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अर्थलुब्धार्थतृप्तयः: both greedy for wealth and satisfied with wealth
• अर्थलुब्धार्थतृप्तयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थलुब्धार्थतृप्ति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

चुलाधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• चुलाधार (Chūlādhāra)