Shloka 4

Adhyāya 33: Brāhmaṇa-Upadeśa on Buddhi, Āśrama-Forms, and Inner Freedom

Devanagari script

राज्यं पृथिव्यां सर्वस्यामथवापि त्रिविष्टपे तथा बुद्धिरियं वेत्ति बुद्धिरेव धनं मम,सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वी तथा स्वर्गपर जो राज्य है, उसे यह बुद्धि जानती है; अतः बुद्धि ही मेरा धन है

Transliteration

rājyaṁ pṛthivyāṁ sarvasyām athavāpi triviṣṭape tathā buddhiḥ iyaṁ vetti buddhiḥ eva dhanaṁ mama

Translation

The Brahmin said: “Whether it be sovereignty over the entire earth or even in Triviṣṭapa (heaven), this very intellect understands what such dominion truly is. Therefore, intellect alone is my wealth.”

Word by Word

राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty

पृथिव्याम्on the earth

सर्वस्याम्in the whole (earth)

अथवाor else

अपिalso, even

त्रिविष्टपेin heaven (Triviṣṭapa)

तथाso, likewise

बुद्धिःintellect, understanding

इयम्this

वेत्तिknows

बुद्धिःintellect

एवindeed, alone

धनम्wealth, treasure

ममof me, my

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brahmin speaker)

प

पृथ्वी (Earth)

त

त्रिविष्टप (Triviṣṭapa/Heaven)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes