Shloka 16

अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः

Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma

Devanagari script

नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य नायोगाद्‌ विन्दते सुखम्‌ । धृतिश्न दुःखत्यागश्नेत्युभयं तु सुखं नूप,जिसका चित्त योगयुक्त नहीं है, उसे समत्व बुद्धि नहीं प्राप्त होती। योगके बिना कोई सुख नहीं पाता है। नरेश्वर! दुःखोंके सम्बन्धका त्याग और धैर्य--ये ही दोनों सुखके कारण हैं

Translation

One whose mind is not joined to yoga does not gain the wisdom of equanimity; without yoga, no one finds happiness. O king, renouncing one’s entanglement with sorrow and abiding in steadfast endurance—these two alone are the causes of happiness.

Word by Word

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

बुद्धिःunderstanding, intellect

अयुक्तस्यof the unyoked/uncontrolled (one)

नnot

अयोगात्from/without yoga; due to absence of yoga

विन्दतेfinds/attains

सुखम्happiness, ease

धृतिःsteadfastness, fortitude

चand

दुःखत्यागःabandonment of sorrow (connection with sorrow)

चand

एतत्this

उभयम्both (together)

तुbut/indeed

सुखम्happiness; the cause of happiness

नृपO king

Speaker

समड़ उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes