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Shloka 5

अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः

Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas

व्यास उवाच नान्यत्र विद्यातपसोनन्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात्‌ । नान्यत्र सर्वसंत्यागात्‌ सिद्धि विन्दति कश्नन,व्यासजीने कहा--बेटा! विद्या, तप, इन्द्रियनिग्रह और सर्वस्वत्यागके बिना कोई भी सिद्धि नहीं पा सकता

vyāsa uvāca | nānyatra vidyā-tapaso nānyatrendriya-nigrahāt | nānyatra sarva-saṃtyāgāt siddhiṃ vindati kaścana ||

Vyāsa dit : «Mon enfant, nul n’obtient l’accomplissement véritable par un autre moyen que la connaissance jointe à l’austérité, la maîtrise des sens et le renoncement total à l’esprit de possession. Sans ces disciplines, la réussite—surtout celle qui purifie et délivre—ne peut naître.»

व्यासःVyasa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यत्रelsewhere; apart from
अन्यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
विद्याfrom knowledge; apart from knowledge
विद्या:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Ablative, Singular
तपसःfrom austerity; apart from austerity
तपसः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यत्रelsewhere; apart from
अन्यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
इन्द्रिय-निग्रहात्from restraint of the senses; apart from sense-control
इन्द्रिय-निग्रहात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रिय-निग्रह
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्यत्रelsewhere; apart from
अन्यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यत्र
सर्व-संत्यागात्from total renunciation; apart from giving up everything
सर्व-संत्यागात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व-संत्याग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
सिद्धिम्success; attainment; perfection
सिद्धिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
विन्दतिfinds; attains
विन्दति:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कश्चनanyone (at all)
कश्चन:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa

Educational Q&A

Lasting attainment (siddhi) is grounded in four supports: knowledge (vidyā), disciplined austerity (tapas), restraint of the senses (indriya-nigraha), and complete renunciation of attachment/possessiveness (sarva-saṃtyāga). Vyāsa denies that any alternative shortcut can replace these.

Within the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a direct ethical-spiritual maxim to the listener, emphasizing inner discipline and renunciation as prerequisites for genuine success and spiritual fulfillment.