Shloka 12

Devanagari script

नाबीजाज्जायते किंचिन्नाकृत्वा सुखमेधते । सुकृतैर्विन्दते सौख्य॑ प्राप्य देहक्षयं नर:,जैसे बिना बीजके कोई अंकुर पैदा नहीं होता, उसी प्रकार पुण्यकर्म किये बिना कोई सुखी या समृद्धिशाली नहीं हो सकता; अतः मनुष्य देहत्यागके पश्चात्‌ पुण्यकर्मोंके फलसे ही सुख पाता है

Translation

Nothing is born without a seed, and without action happiness does not flourish. By meritorious deeds one finds well-being; and when a man reaches the end of the body—after he has cast it off—he attains happiness only through the fruits of his good actions.

Word by Word

नnot

अबीजात्from (something) seedless / without seed

जायतेis born / arises

किंचित्anything (at all)

नnot

अकृत्वाwithout doing / having not done

सुखम्happiness, comfort

एधतेprospers / grows

सुकृतैःby good deeds / merits

विन्दतेfinds / obtains

सौख्यम्happiness, well-being

प्राप्यhaving attained / after reaching

देहक्षयम्destruction/end of the body (death)

नरःa man

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes