Shloka 19

Nakula’s Counsel on Yajña, Dāna, and Tyāga (नकुलोपदेशः—यज्ञदानत्यागविचारः)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्‌ वर्तमानस्य विधावप्रतिषेधिते । त्यागिन: प्रसृतस्येह नोच्छित्तिविद्यते क्वचित्‌,यहाँ रहकर वेदविहित विधिका पालन करनेवाले निष्ठावान्‌ त्यागीका कभी विनाश नहीं होता--वह पारलौकिक उन्नतिसे कभी वज्चित नहीं रहता

Transliteration

etasmin vartamānasya vidhāv apratiṣedhite | tyāginaḥ prasṛtasyeha nocchittir vidyate kvacit ||

Translation

Bagi orang yang hidup di dunia ini dengan menaati tata laku yang disahkan Weda—tanpa melanggar yang terlarang—bagi sang pelepas yang teguh dalam pengorbanan diri, tidak ada kebinasaan di mana pun. Ia tidak pernah terputus dari kemajuan luhur di alam seberang.

Word by Word

एतस्मिन्in this (state/condition)

वर्तमानस्यof one who is abiding/engaged (in it)

विधौin the prescribed rule/ordinance

अप्रतिषेधितेnot prohibited / unobstructed

त्यागिनःof the renouncer

प्रसृतस्यof one who has proceeded/advanced

इहhere (in this world)

नnot

उच्छित्तिःdestruction/cessation

विद्यतेexists/is found

क्वचित्ever/anywhere/at any time

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nakula

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person who lives in the world while adhering to Veda-approved duties and avoiding prohibited actions, and who practices genuine tyāga (relinquishment), does not suffer spiritual ruin; such conduct safeguards one’s higher, post-mortem welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula is articulating a dharma-based principle within the Śānti Parva’s instruction: he emphasizes that disciplined life in accordance with Vedic prescriptions, combined with renunciant disposition, ensures continuity of merit and spiritual advancement.