Shloka 202

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ततस्तु युक्तो गृह्नीयान्नामान्याशु यथाक्रमम्‌ । ईप्सितान्‌ लभते सो<र्थान्‌ भोगान्‌ कामांश्न मानव:

Transliteration

tatastu yukto gṛhnīyān nāmāny āśu yathākramam | īpsitān labhate so 'rthān bhogān kāmāṁś ca mānavaḥ ||

Translation

Then, being properly disciplined and attentive, he should quickly take up (recite/learn) the names in due order. That person attains the desired aims—prosperity, enjoyments, and the objects of his wishes.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/from that point
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• युक्तः: disciplined/engaged (properly)
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गृह्णीयात्: should take/should grasp
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• क्रमम्: order/sequence
• क्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ईप्सितान्: desired/sought-for
• ईप्सितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्थान्: objects/ends/benefits
• अर्थान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मानवः: a man/human
• मानवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• human being (mānava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Orderly, disciplined practice—specifically taking up the prescribed names in proper sequence—leads to the attainment of human goals such as artha (benefit/wealth), bhoga (enjoyment), and kāma (desired objects).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues an instruction in the Śānti Parva, advising a methodical practice: the practitioner should promptly take up the relevant names in due order, and the text states the resulting fruits—obtaining sought-after aims and enjoyments.