Shloka 22

अग्निवंशवर्णनम् (Agni-vaṃśa-varṇana) / The Genealogy and Function of Agni

Devanagari script

षण्णामात्मनि नित्यानामैश्वर्य योडथिगच्छति । न स पापै: कुतो<नर्थर्युज्यते विजितेन्द्रिय:

Transliteration

ṣaṇṇām ātmani nityānām aiśvaryaṃ yo ’dhigacchati | na sa pāpaiḥ kuto ’narthair yujyate vijitendriyaḥ ||

Translation

Quien, dentro de sí, alcanza el dominio sobre los seis poderes siempre presentes, es un conquistador de los sentidos. Tal persona no queda manchada por el pecado—¿cuánto menos podría enredarse en desdichas nacidas de la mala acción?

Word by Word

षण्णाम्of six

आत्मनिin oneself

नित्यानाम्of the constant/ever-present (ones)

ऐश्वर्यम्lordship, mastery, power

यःwho

अधिगच्छतिattains, obtains

नnot

सःhe

पापैःby sins, through evil deeds

कुतःwhence? how (could it be)?

अनर्थम्misfortune, harm

युज्यतेis joined with, is afflicted by, befalls

विजितेन्द्रियःone who has conquered the senses

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True safety from sin and suffering comes from inner mastery—especially conquest of the senses. One who attains steady inner sovereignty is not easily drawn into wrongdoing or the troubles that follow from it.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Vyādha (hunter) continues his instruction on dharma, emphasizing that self-restraint and inner mastery are the foundation of righteous living and freedom from moral downfall.