Shloka 14

Devanagari script

केचिदध्ययने युक्ता वेदब्रतपरा: शुभा: । बुद्धिमन्तो गता: स्वर्ग तुष्टात्मानो जितेन्द्रिया:

Transliteration

kecid adhyayane yuktā vedavrataparāḥ śubhāḥ | buddhimanto gatāḥ svargaṃ tuṣṭātmāno jitendriyāḥ ||

Translation

Le brahmane dit : «Certains, voués à l’étude sacrée et fermes dans les vœux auspices prescrits par le Veda, sages d’intelligence, l’âme satisfaite et maîtres de leurs sens, ont obtenu une demeure au ciel.»

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक: किम्-शब्द)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अध्ययने: in study (of the Veda)
• अध्ययने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युक्ताः: engaged, devoted
• युक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेदव्रतपराः: intent on Vedic vows
• वेदव्रतपराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-व्रत-पर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुभाः: virtuous, auspicious
• शुभाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बुद्धिमन्तः: intelligent
• बुद्धिमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गताः: gone, attained
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तुष्टात्मानः: content-minded, satisfied in self
• तुष्टात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जितेन्द्रियाः: having conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa speaker)
• वेद (Veda)
• स्वर्ग (Svarga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heavenly attainment is linked to a disciplined ethical life: commitment to sacred study (svādhyāya/adhyayana), faithful observance of Vedic vows, wisdom, inner contentment, and mastery over the senses.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brāhmaṇa speaker describes a class of virtuous people—those devoted to Vedic study and observances—who, by their wisdom and self-restraint, have already attained residence in Svarga, illustrating the fruits of dharmic discipline.