Shloka 51

Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तस्माद्‌ धर्मार्थकामेषु तथा राज्यपरिग्रहे । बन्धनायलतनेष्वेषु विद्धयबन्धे पदे स्थितम्‌,इसलिये धर्म, अर्थ, काम तथा राज्यपरिग्रह--इन बन्धनके स्थानोंमें रहते हुए भी मुझे आप बन्धनरहित (जीवन्मुक्त) पदपर प्रतिष्ठित समझें

Transliteration

Janaka uvāca: tasmād dharmārthakāmeṣu tathā rājyaparigrahe | bandhanāyatan eṣv eṣu viddhy abaddhe pade sthitam ||

Translation

Por tanto, aunque permanezca ocupado en dharma, artha y kāma, e incluso en la aceptación y el gobierno del reino—cosas tenidas por asientos de atadura—sabed que estoy establecido en el estado no atado.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, ablative, singular

• धर्म: in dharma (duty/righteousness)
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• अर्थ: in artha (wealth/purpose)
• अर्थ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• कामेषु: in desires/pleasures
• कामेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• तथा: and likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• राज्यपरिग्रहे: in the acquisition/acceptance of kingship
• राज्यपरिग्रहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्यपरिग्रह
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• बन्धन: in bonds/attachments
• बन्धन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धन
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• आयतनेषु: in abodes/places
• आयतनेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• एषु: in these
• एषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• विद्धि: know (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: imperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

• अबन्धे: in the unbound (state)
• अबन्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अबन्ध
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• पदे: in the state/position
• पदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• स्थितम्: placed/established
• स्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

जनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janaka