Shloka 27

अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment

Devanagari script

तेषु नित्यमसक्तश्न त्यक्तसर्वेन्द्रियक्रिय: । सुपरित्यक्तसंकल्प: सुनिर्णिक्तात्मकल्मष:,इन सब कार्योमें भी आसक्त नहीं होऊँगा। सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंके व्यापारोंसे उपरत होकर मनको संकल्पशून्य करके अन्तःकरणका सारा मल धो डालूँगा

Transliteration

teṣu nityam asaktaḥ syan tyakta-sarvendriya-kriyaḥ | suparityakta-saṅkalpaḥ sunirṇiktātma-kalmaṣaḥ ||

Translation

યુધિષ્ઠિર બોલ્યા— “એ કાર્યોમાં પ્રવૃત્ત રહીને પણ હું સદા અનાસક્ત રહીશ. સર્વ ઇન્દ્રિયોના વ્યાપારોથી ઉપશમ પામી, મનને સંકલ્પ-આગ્રહથી રહિત કરી, અંતઃકરણના સર્વ કલ્મષને ધોઈ નાખીશ.”

Word by Word

तेषुin/among those (acts)

नित्यम्always

असक्तःunattached

चand

त्यक्तhaving abandoned

सर्वेन्द्रियक्रियःthe activity of all the senses

सुपरित्यक्तसंकल्पःone whose volitions are well-renounced

सुनिर्णिक्तात्मकल्मषःone whose inner impurity is thoroughly washed away

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should perform necessary duties without attachment, restrain the senses, relinquish desire-driven mental constructions (saṅkalpa), and purify the inner self—linking ethical action with inner renunciation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates his resolve for a disciplined life: even amid action, he aims for non-attachment, sensory withdrawal, and inner cleansing as the basis for righteous living.