Shloka 74

ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः

Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction

Devanagari script

तदिदं वेदवचनं कुरु कर्म त्यजेति च । तस्माद्‌ धर्मानिमान्‌ सर्वान्‌ नाभिमानात्‌ समाचरेत्‌,वेदकी यह आज्ञा है कि कर्म करो और कर्म छोड़ो; अतः आगे बताये जानेवाले इन सभी धर्मोका अहंकारशून्य होकर अनुष्ठान करना चाहिये

Transliteration

tad idaṁ vedavacanaṁ kuru karma tyajeti ca | tasmād dharmān imān sarvān nābhimānāt samācaret |

Translation

This, indeed, is the Veda’s instruction: “Perform action,” and also, “Renounce action.” Therefore one should practice all these duties that are to be set forth, free from pride and self-importance.

Word by Word

तत्that

इदम्this

वेद-वचनम्Vedic statement/utterance

कुरुdo (you)!

कर्मaction, duty

त्यजabandon (you)!

इतिthus, '...'

चand

तस्मात्therefore, from that

धर्मान्duties, dharmas

इमान्these

सर्वान्all

नnot

अभिमानात्from pride/egoism

समाचरेत्should practice/perform

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शौनक (Śaunaka)

व

वेद (Veda)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes