Shloka 213

Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga

Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

तथा प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य नित्यतृप्ति: सुखोदया । जैसे सब प्रकारके रसोंसे तृप्त हुआ मनुष्य किसी भी रसका अभिनन्दन नहीं करता

Transliteration

tathā prajñāna-tṛptasya nitya-tṛptiḥ sukhodayā |

Translation

Demikian pula, bagi orang yang kenyang oleh prajñā (kebijaksanaan sejati), timbul kepuasan yang senantiasa menetap—sumber kebahagiaan. Seperti seseorang yang telah dipenuhi oleh segala rasa tidak lagi mengejar satu rasa tertentu, demikianlah sang bijak yang dipenuhi sukacita pengetahuan tidak mencari pemuasan di tempat lain dan berdiam dalam kesejahteraan yang tak habis.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्रज्ञान-तृप्तस्य: of one satisfied with (spiritual) knowledge
• प्रज्ञान-तृप्तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्ञानतृप्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• नित्य-तृप्तिः: constant contentment
• नित्य-तृप्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्यतृप्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सुख-उदया: bringing forth happiness; source of happiness
• सुख-उदया: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखोदय
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

चुलाधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• चुलाधार (Chūlādhāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True and lasting happiness arises from fulfillment in wisdom (prajñāna). When one is inwardly satisfied by knowledge, craving for external pleasures fades, and a steady, inexhaustible contentment remains.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Chūlādhāra is explaining an ethical-spiritual principle: the person established in wisdom becomes naturally content, like someone already satiated by all tastes, and therefore no longer seeks validation or pleasure from particular sense-objects.