Shloka 115

Devanagari script

कामान्‌ कामी लभेत्‌ काम॑ दीर्घ चायुरवाप्रुयात्‌ ब्राह्मण: सर्ववेदी स्यात्‌ क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

kāmān kāmī labhet kāmaṁ dīrghaṁ cāyur avāpnuyāt |

brāhmaṇaḥ sarvavedī syāt kṣatriyo vijayī bhavet ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Celui qui est porté par le désir obtient les objets désirés et acquiert aussi une longue vie. Le brāhmaṇa devient connaisseur de tous les Veda, et le kṣatriya devient victorieux.

Word by Word

• कामान्: desires, objects of desire
• कामान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कामी: a desirous person
• कामी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लभेत्: would obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• कामम्: a desired object / desire
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दीर्घम्: long
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्ववेदी: knowing all the Vedas
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-वेदी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्यात्: would be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विजयी: victorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवेत्: would become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇa
• kṣatriya
• Veda (all Vedas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse states a phalaśruti: through the relevant discipline/observance being described in context, one gains fitting rewards—fulfillment of aims and long life in general, Vedic mastery for a brāhmaṇa, and victory for a kṣatriya—showing how outcomes are framed according to one’s role and duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, is reporting the benefits promised for a practice being taught in this section of Śānti Parva. The line functions as a results-summary, encouraging adherence by listing concrete fruits for different classes of people.