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Shloka 37

Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda

संसारमें ब्रह्मविद्याके समान कोई नेत्र नहीं है, ब्रह्मविद्याके समान कोई फल नहीं है, रागके समान कोई दुःख नहीं है और त्यागके समान कोई सुख नहीं है ।। नैतादशं ब्राह्मणस्यास्ति वित्त यथैकता समता सत्यता च | शीले स्थितिर्दण्डनिधानमार्जवं ततस्ततश्षोपरम: क्रियाभ्य:,ब्रह्ममें एकीभाव, समता, सत्यपरायणता, सदाचार-निष्ठा, दण्डका त्याग (अहिंसा), सरलता तथा सब प्रकारके सकाम कर्मोसे निवृत्ति--इनके समान ब्राह्मणका दूसरा कोई धर्म नहीं है

na etādṛśaṁ brāhmaṇasyāsti vittaṁ yathaikatā samatā satyatā ca | śīle sthitir daṇḍa-nidhānam ārjavaṁ tataḥ tataś coparamaḥ kriyābhyaḥ ||

Bhishma said: In this samsara there is no eye like Brahmavidyā, no fruit like Brahmavidyā; no sorrow like attachment, and no happiness like renunciation. For a brāhmaṇa there is no wealth comparable to these: oneness with Brahman, even-mindedness, devotion to truth, steadfastness in good conduct, laying aside the rod (non-violence), straightforwardness, and—again and again—withdrawal from action driven by desire. These alone are the brāhmaṇa’s highest treasure and distinctive duty.

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
etādṛśamsuch (as this)
etādṛśam:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootetādṛśa
Formneuter, nominative, singular
brāhmaṇasyaof a Brahmin
brāhmaṇasya:
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
astiis/exists
asti:
TypeVerb
Rootas
Formpresent, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
vittawealth/possession
vitta:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootvitta
Formneuter, nominative, singular
yathāas/just as
yathā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā
ekatāoneness/unity
ekatā:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootekatā
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
samatāequanimity/equality
samatā:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsamatā
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
satyatātruthfulness
satyatā:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsatyatā
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
śīlein conduct/character
śīle:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootśīla
Formneuter, locative, singular
sthitiḥsteadfastness/abiding
sthitiḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsthiti
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
daṇḍaof punishment/violence (daṇḍa)
daṇḍa:
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
nidhānamlaying down/putting away (renunciation)
nidhānam:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootnidhāna
Formneuter, nominative, singular
ārjavamstraightforwardness/simplicity
ārjavam:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootārjava
Formneuter, nominative, singular
tataḥthereafter/therefrom
tataḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ
tataḥagain/then
tataḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ
upaśaramaḥcessation/withdrawal
upaśaramaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootupaśrama
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
kriyābhyaḥfrom actions/rites
kriyābhyaḥ:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootkriyā
Formfeminine, ablative, plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
brahmin (brāhmaṇa)
B
Brahman