Shloka 273

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

तापसानां प्रशस्यन्ते गच्छ संजय मा चिरम्‌ | “संजय! हमलोग स्वयं गृहस्थाश्रमका परित्याग करके चले आये हैं

Transliteration

tāpasānāṃ praśasyante gaccha saṃjaya mā ciram |

Translation

Nārada dit : «Pour les ascètes, de telles manières de quitter la vie sont tenues pour louables. Ainsi, Saṃjaya, pars d’ici sur-le-champ — ne tarde pas.»

Word by Word

• तापसानाम्: of ascetics
• तापसानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रशस्यन्ते: are praised / are considered commendable
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Impersonal (middle usage)

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• चिरम्: for long / long (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Saṃjaya
• tāpasas (ascetics)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ascetic ethic: when one has embraced renunciation, certain disciplined forms of voluntary death are viewed as commendable within that tradition, and attachment-driven hesitation is discouraged.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Saṃjaya and urges him to leave immediately, stating that for ascetics such an end is considered praiseworthy; the instruction functions as a prompt to withdraw rather than remain entangled in the moment.