Shloka 31
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
Devanagari script
संतोषमूलस्त्यागात्मा ज्ञानाधिष्ठानमुच्यते । अपवर्गमतिर्नित्यो यतिधर्म: सनातन:
Transliteration
santoṣamūlas tyāgātmā jñānādhiṣṭhānam ucyate | apavargamatir nityo yatidharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
Translation
Kapila said: “That discipline is said to be grounded in knowledge, whose root is contentment and whose very nature is renunciation. With the mind ever set on liberation, this is the eternal, timeless dharma of the ascetic.”
Word by Word
संतोषमूलःhaving contentment as its root
संतोषमूलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंतोष-मूल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्यागात्माwhose nature is renunciation
त्यागात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्याग-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञानाधिष्ठानम्a foundation of knowledge
ज्ञानाधिष्ठानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञान-अधिष्ठान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said / is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
अपवर्गमतिःone whose intent is liberation
अपवर्गमतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअपवर्ग-मति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यःconstant / ever (steadfast)
नित्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यतिधर्मःthe duty/practice of an ascetic
यतिधर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयति-धर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
कपिल उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KapilaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes