Shloka 10

Devanagari script

प्रीणितश्चापि भवति महतोडर्थानवाप्य हि । करोति पुण्यं तत्रापि जीवन्निव च पश्यति,वहाँ भी महान्‌ धन पाकर वह प्रसन्न होता है तथा पुण्यकर्मोंका अनुष्ठान करता है; इतना ही नहीं, जाग्रत्‌ अवस्थाकी भाँति वह स्वप्नमें भी सब वस्तुओंको देखता है

Transliteration

prīṇitaś cāpi bhavati mahato 'rthān avāpya hi | karoti puṇyaṃ tatrāpi jīvann iva ca paśyati |

Translation

Dijo Vyāsa: Al obtener una gran riqueza, se llena de gozo. Aun allí realiza obras meritorias; y, en verdad, también en ese estado percibe las cosas como si estuviera despierto: lo ve todo, incluso dentro de un sueño.

Word by Word

प्रीणितःpleased, delighted

चand

अपिalso, even

भवतिbecomes, is

महतःfrom great (wealth); of great (wealth)

अर्थान्wealth, riches, valuables

अवाप्यhaving obtained

हिindeed, for

करोतिdoes, performs

पुण्यम्merit, virtuous act

तत्रthere, in that state/place

अपिalso, even

जीवन्living, alive

इवas if, like

चand

पश्यतिsees

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity (artha) can bring joy, but the ethical emphasis is that one should still engage in puṇya—virtuous, merit-producing action. The verse also highlights the vividness of inner experience: even in dream-like states one may perceive as clearly as in waking life, suggesting that moral agency and perception are not confined to external wakefulness alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes a person who, after attaining great wealth, feels satisfied and continues to perform righteous deeds. He adds a psychological observation: in that condition he ‘sees’ as if awake, even in dreams—indicating a state where experiences appear immediate and real.