Shloka 17

ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्

Devanagari script

अपि ते परमा तृप्तिर् उत्पन्ना तुष्टिर् एव च अपि ते मानसं स्वस्थम् आहारेण कृतं द्विज

Transliteration

api te paramā tṛptir utpannā tuṣṭir eva ca api te mānasaṃ svastham āhāreṇa kṛtaṃ dvija

Translation

Has supreme satiety arisen in you, and true contentment as well? O twice-born, has your mind been made calm and steady by the food?

Word by Word

• अपि: also; even; indeed
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), emphatic/also

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• परमा: supreme; highest
• परमा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction; satiety
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उत्पन्ना: arisen; produced
• उत्पन्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्+पद् (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृप्ति-विशेषण

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), emphasis/only

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), also/even

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; (enclitic form)

• मानसम्: mind; mental state
• मानसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; here as subject-complement

• स्वस्थम्: healthy; at ease
• स्वस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; मानसम्-विशेषण

• आहारेण: by food; by eating
• आहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• कृतम्: made; caused
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; मानसम्-विशेषण

• द्विज: O twice-born (Brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing a dvija within the narrative frame of instruction to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Dvija (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the significance of āhāra (food) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats food as more than sustenance: proper nourishment should yield true satiety and mental steadiness, aligning daily life with dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain contentment (tṛpti/tuṣṭi) in this context?

He frames contentment as an observable outcome—if the mind is calm and satisfied after eating, the act of nourishment has fulfilled its rightful purpose.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the teaching supports Vaishnava dharma: regulated living and inner clarity uphold the cosmic order ultimately sustained by Vishnu as the Supreme Reality.